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ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2015

Attentional impulsivity in binge eating disorder modulates response inhibition performance and frontal brain networks.

M A Hege, K T Stingl, S Kullmann, K Schag, K E Giel, S Zipfel, H Preissl

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Article in International journal of obesity (2005), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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72 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Impulsivity and compulsivity in binge eating disorder: A systematic review of behavioral studies.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 2021
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  10. EEG Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Adults with Binge-Eating Disorder: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2022
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  14. Prefrontal Cortex Recruitment to Food Stimuli Differs in Overweight/Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026
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  20. Behaviourally assessed negative urgency is uniquely associated with binge-eating frequency.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

M A Hege1] Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology/fMEG Center, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany [2] Graduate School of Neural and Behavioural Sciences, International Max Planck Research School, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
K T Stingl1] Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology/fMEG Center, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany [2] Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
S Kullmann1] Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology/fMEG Center, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany [2] German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany [3] Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the University of Tübingen (IDM), Tübingen, Germany.
K SchagDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
K E GielDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
S ZipfelDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
H Preissl1] Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology/fMEG Center, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany [2] German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany [3] Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the University of Tübingen (IDM), Tübingen, Germany.
German Center for Diabetes Research · DEHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEMax Planck Institute for Biology · DEUniversity Children's Hospital Tübingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA subgroup of overweight and obese people is characterized by binge eating disorder (BED). Increased impulsivity has been suggested to cause binge eating and subsequent weight gain. In the current study, neuronal correlates of increased impulsivity in binge eating disorder during behavioral response inhibition were investigated.

methodsMagnetic brain activity and behavioral responses of 37 overweight and obese individuals with and without diagnosed BED were recorded while performing a food-related visual go-nogo task. Trait impulsivity was assessed with the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11).

resultsSpecifically, increased attentional impulsiveness (a subscale of the BIS-11) in BED was related to decreased response inhibition performance and hypoactivity in the prefrontal control network, which was activated when response inhibition was required. Furthermore, participants with BED showed a trend for a food-specific inhibition performance decline. This was possibly related to the absence of a food-specific activity increase in the prefrontal control network in BED, as observed in the control group. In addition, an increase in activity related to the actual button press during prepotent responses and alterations in visual processing were observed.

conclusionsOur results suggest an attentional impulsiveness-related attenuation in response inhibition performance in individuals with BED. This might have been related to increased reward responsiveness and limited resources to activate the prefrontal control network involved in response inhibition. Our results substantiate the importance of neuronal markers for investigating prevention and treatment of obesity, especially in specific subgroups at risk such as BED.

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Impulsive BehaviorInhibition, PsychologicalRewardAdultBinge-Eating DisorderCuesFeeding BehaviorFemaleFrontal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingObesityReaction Time

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PMID24909828
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