ArticleOBM neurobiology2020
Dopaminergic activity and exercise behavior in anorexia nervosa.
Article in OBM neurobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Neural circuits regulating activity-based anorexia.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Activity-based anorexia enhances glutamatergic synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability within the nucleus accumbens of female mice.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Annual Research Review: Neural mechanisms of eating disorders in youth - from current theory and findings to future directions.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Review
- Affective Trajectories of Binge Eating, Purging, and Exercise Among Sexual Minority Men.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- A transdiagnostic and translational framework for delineating the neuronal mechanisms of compulsive exercise in anorexia nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
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- A call to experimentally study acute affect-regulation mechanisms specific to driven exercise in eating disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
Driven exercise (i.e., the tendency to exercise in excess to influence weight/shape or regulate emotion) is difficult to manage in the context of anorexia nervosa, and is associated with poorer treatment outcomes, and psychological and medical severity. Driven exercise is observed in a considerable number of those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa; however, to date, this hallmark symptom remains poorly understood. Dopamine signaling is implicated in motivating and maintaining appetitive behavior among patients with eating disorders; but, much less is known about the role of dopamine signaling specific to the symptom of driven exercise. An improved understanding of this biobehavioral mechanism may inform the etiology of driven exercise in anorexia nervosa, with the potential to impact future research and treatment efforts. This review describes the role that dopamine serves in maintaining symptoms in the context of anorexia nervosa, and synthesizes current relevant evidence on exercise in AN and related dopaminergic activity. Throughout, theoretical implications are discussed, along with critical directions for future research.
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