Our newest preprint publication on the relationship between obesity and working memory has undergone rigorous review by eLife, shedding new light on the interplay between BMI and cognitive function. The study, led by researcher Nadine Herzog, reveals compelling insights into how genetic variants influencing striatal dopamine signaling impact the negative...
Publications
New paper on working memory in obesity
Does obesity relate to impairments in working memory gating? That is what the study by Nadine Herzog et al. focused on, and the results suggest it’s not about BMI per se – a BMI-genetic interaction might play a role. Read more about the intriguing insights here.
Happy new year — with a new paper!
On the verge of 2021, we published a new paper on behavioural control in obesity. Lieneke Janssen and colleagues found differences in the type of control used for decision-making between obese people on the one hand, and normal weight and overweight people on the other hand. The importance of examining...
Same same, but different
We have a new addition to our series on the relationship of smell perception and obesity. In our latest paper Maria Poessel and her co-authors find that people with higher BMI have lower olfactory bulb volume while olfactory function is seemingly still normal. The full story is available here.
New modelling paper
Our latest paper is concerned with dopamine release, diffusion and uptake. We provide a computational model (and corresponding software) which helps to refine our understanding of dopamine transmission, in particular the effects of pre-synaptic mechanisms. We hope it will be used further to investigate clinical questions associated with dopamine dysfunction...
Are we what we eat?
New Paper out!
How is loss of smell related to dietary choice? Check out our recent collaboration article titled The Aetiology of Olfactory Dysfunction and Its Relationship to Diet Quality to find out!
I like the smell of that
We are proud to present a new paper in our series on the relationship of smell (perception) and obesity. Maria Poessel and colleagues explore how metabolic health status, in particular insulin resistance, may play a key role in the altered perception of smell across a large sample of people with...
New Paper on automatic and controlled processing
Check out Annette’s new paper in Nutrients, investigating how automatic and controlled processing interact with regard to eating behaviour. The results outline how we might best achieve our long-term goals (of healthy eating habits).
Too much is not enough
We are proud to announce that Annette Horstmann has published an article (in German) in the magazine Spektrum der Wissenschaft, explaining how the brains of people with obesity are different to the brains of people with normal weight — and how that may explain why some people find it hard...