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BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
卷 91, 期 10, 页码 869-878出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.07.015
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health [R00DA048749]
- NARSAD Young Investigator Awards from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
- JPB Foundation
- Klarman Foundation
The neural control of appetite is crucial for understanding eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and obesity, which are linked to maladaptive eating behaviors and serious health issues. The hypothalamus plays a central role in regulating appetite by integrating genetic, physiological, and environmental factors detected by specific neuronal populations. Connections between the hypothalamus and higher-order brain regions are important for coordinating feeding behaviors based on emotional states and environmental cues.
The understanding of the neural control of appetite sheds light on the pathogenesis of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and obesity. Both diseases are a result of maladaptive eating behaviors (overeating or undereating) and are associated with life-threatening health problems. The fine regulation of appetite involves genetic, physiological, and environmental factors, which are detected and integrated in the brain by specific neuronal populations. For centuries, the hypothalamus has been the center of attention in the scientific community as a key regulator of appetite. The hypothalamus receives and sends axonal projections to several other brain regions that are important for the integration of sensory and emotional information. These connections ensure that appropriate behavioral decisions are made depending on the individual's emotional state and environment. Thus, the mechanisms by which higher-order brain regions integrate exteroceptive information to coordinate feeding is of great importance. In this review, we will focus on the functional and anatomical projections connecting the hypothalamus to the limbic system and higher-order brain centers in the cortex. We will also address the mechanisms by which specific neuronal populations located in higher-order centers regulate appetite and how maladaptive eating behaviors might arise from altered connections among cortical and subcortical areas with the hypothalamus.
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