Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and amygdala function during cognitive reappraisal predicts weight restoration and emotion regulation impairment in anorexia nervosa.

Trevor Steward Ignacio Martínez-Zalacaín Gemma Mestre-Bach Isabel Sanchez Nadine Riesco Susana Jiménez Murcia José-Antonio Fernández-Formoso Misericordia Veciana de Las Heras Nuria Custal José Manuel Menchón Carles Soriano-Mas Fernando Fernandez-Aranda

Published in: Psychological medicine (2020)

Taken together, our findings indicate that individuals with AN present altered fronto-amygdalar response during cognitive reappraisal and that this response may serve as a predictor of response to treatment and be linked to clinical severity.

Keyphrases

prefrontal cortex
anorexia nervosa
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss