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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2022

Functional Abnormality of the Executive Control Network in Individuals With Obesity During Delay Discounting.

Wenchao Zhang, Guanya Li, Peter Manza, Yang Hu, Jia Wang, Ganggang Lv, Yang He, Karen M von Deneen, Juan Yu, Yu Han and 6 more

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Wenchao ZhangCenter for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
Guanya LiCenter for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
Peter ManzaLaboratory of Neuroimaging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Yang HuCenter for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
Jia WangCenter for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
Ganggang LvCenter for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
Yang HeCenter for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
Karen M von DeneenCenter for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
Juan YuState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Yu HanDepartment of Radiology, Tangdu Hospital, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, China.
Guangbin CuiDepartment of Radiology, Tangdu Hospital, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, China.
Nora D VolkowLaboratory of Neuroimaging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Yongzhan NieState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Gang JiState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Gene-Jack WangLaboratory of Neuroimaging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Yi ZhangCenter for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
Xidian University · CNNational Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases · CNNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · USAir Force Medical University · CNTang Du Hospital · CN

Funding

Neurobiology of Substance Abuse and AddictionZIAAA000550 · NIAAA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM · PI VOLKOW, NORA D. · 2009 to 2025
$115.1M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with obesity (OB) prefer immediate rewards of food intake over the delayed reward of healthy well-being achieved through diet management and physical activity, compared with normal-weight controls (NW). This may reflect heightened impulsivity, an important factor contributing to the development and maintenance of obesity. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the greater impulsivity in OB remain unclear. Therefore, the current study employed functional magnetic resonance imaging with a delay discounting (DD) task to examine the association between impulsive choice and altered neural mechanisms in OB. During decision-making in the DD task, OB compared with NW had greater activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and posterior parietal cortex, which was associated with greater discounting rate and weaker cognitive control as measured with the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ). In addition, the association between DLPFC activation and cognitive control (TFEQ) was mediated by discounting rate. Psychophysiological interaction analysis showed decreased connectivity of DLPFC-inferior parietal cortex (within executive control network [ECN]) and angular gyrus-caudate (ECN-reward) in OB relative to NW. These findings reveal that the aberrant function and connectivity in core regions of ECN and striatal brain reward regions underpin the greater impulsivity in OB and contribute to abnormal eating behaviors.

Indexed as

Delay DiscountingExecutive FunctionBrainBrain MappingHumansImpulsive BehaviorMagnetic Resonance ImagingObesityRewardcognitive controldelay discountingfMRIimpulsivityobesity

Identifiers

PMID34649270
PMCPMC9070347
OpenAlexW3205723236

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