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The response to food images in the Prefrontal network is modulated strongly by judgments of the self-control required to resist eating those foods.
Understanding how self-control influences neural responses can help in developing strategies for better dietary choices.
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We confirmed this possibility through analysis of a second neuroimaging task... which identified that the response to food images in the Prefrontal network was modulated strongly by judgments of the self-control required to resist eating those foods.
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Based on the analysis of neuroimaging data from the same participants.
Source
Limbic and prefrontal brain networks represent distinct information about food hedonics and inhibitory control
Jason A. Avery et al. · 2023
DOI 10.31234/osf.io/9qswa
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