Habenular and mediodorsal thalamic connectivity predict persistent weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Jia WangGuanya LiYang HuWenchao ZhangLei ZhangZongxin TanHao LiZhenzhen JiaKaren M von DeneenXiaohua LiJuan YuYu HanGuangbin CuiPeter ManzaEhsan Shokri-KojoriDardo TomasiNora D VolkowYongzhan NieGang JiYi ZhangGene-Jack WangPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)
The findings highlight the importance of reward and interoceptive regions as well as that of regions mediating negative emotions in the long-term therapeutic benefits of LSG.