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  Obesity-related differences between women and men in brain structure and goal-directed behavior

Horstmann, A., Busse, F. P., Mathar, D., Mueller, K., Lepsien, J., Schlögl, H., et al. (2011). Obesity-related differences between women and men in brain structure and goal-directed behavior. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 5: 58. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2011.00058.

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Horstmann, Annette1, Author           
Busse, Franziska P.1, Author           
Mathar, David1, Author           
Mueller, Karsten2, Author           
Lepsien, Joeran2, Author           
Schlögl, Haiko1, Author           
Kabisch, Stefan1, Author           
Kratzsch, Jürgen, Author
Neumann, Jane1, Author           
Stumvoll, Michael, Author
Villringer, Arno1, Author           
Pleger, Burkhard1, Author           
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1Department Neurology, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society, ou_634549              
2Methods and Development Unit Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society, ou_634558              

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 Abstract: Gender differences in the regulation of body-weight are well documented. Here, we assessed obesity-related influences of gender on brain structure as well as performance in the Iowa Gambling Task. This task requires evaluation of both immediate rewards and long-term outcomes and thus mirrors the trade-off between immediate reward from eating and the long-term effect of overeating on body-weight. In women, but not in men, we show that the preference for salient immediate rewards in the face of negative long-term consequences is higher in obese than in lean subjects. In addition, we report structural differences in the left dorsal striatum (i.e., putamen) and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for women only. Functionally, both regions are known to play complimentary roles in habitual and goal-directed control of behavior in motivational contexts. For women as well as men, gray matter volume correlates positively with measures of obesity in regions coding the value and saliency of food (i.e., nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex) as well as in the hypothalamus (i.e., the brain's central homeostatic center). These differences between lean and obese subjects in hedonic and homeostatic control systems may reflect a bias in eating behavior toward energy-intake exceeding the actual homeostatic demand. Although we cannot infer from our results the etiology of the observed structural differences, our results resemble neural and behavioral differences well known from other forms of addiction, however, with marked differences between women and men. These findings are important for designing gender-appropriate treatments of obesity and possibly its recognition as a form of addiction.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2011-06-10
 Publication Status: Published online
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00058
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Title: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  Abbreviation : Front Hum Neurosci
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Publ. Info: Lausanne, Switzerland : Frontiers Research Foundation
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 5 Sequence Number: 58 Start / End Page: - Identifier: ISSN: 1662-5161
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/1662-5161