Food and the Brain
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 35 |
| Updated: | 3/28/2019 |
| Start Date: | January 2016 |
| Contact: | Hannah Welch |
| Email: | fabresearch@stanford.edu |
| Phone: | 650-723-5521 |
Emotion and Reward Processing in Binge Eating
The proposed study will examine the role of reward and emotion in women with and without a
history of binge eating. It is important to understand how the brain responds to reward and
emotion in binge eating in order to identify different pathways toward binge eating and
provide individualized targets for treatment. This is particularly important in light of the
fact that for many patients, the current treatments for binge eating are not effective.
history of binge eating. It is important to understand how the brain responds to reward and
emotion in binge eating in order to identify different pathways toward binge eating and
provide individualized targets for treatment. This is particularly important in light of the
fact that for many patients, the current treatments for binge eating are not effective.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female
- Ages 18-35
- with or without current binge eating behaviors
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any contraindication for MRI (orthodontia, vascular stents, metallic ear tubes, metal
implants, piercings, etc).
- substance abuse
- traumatic brain injury
- BMI < 18.5
- pregnant women
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