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Oxytocin curbs calorie intake via food-specific increases in the activity of brain areas that process reward and establish cognitive control

The hypothalamic neurohormone oxytocin decreases food intake via largely unexplored mechanisms. We investigated the central nervous mediation of oxytocin’s hypophagic effect in comparison to its impact on the processing of generalized rewards. Fifteen fasted normal-weight, young men received intrana...

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Autores principales: Spetter, Maartje S., Feld, Gordon B., Thienel, Matthias, Preissl, Hubert, Hege, Maike A., Hallschmid, Manfred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29426874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20963-4