Cortical thickness of the cognitive control network in obesity and successful weight loss maintenance: a preliminary MRI study

Psychiatry Res. 2012 Apr 30;202(1):77-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.09.008. Epub 2012 May 16.

Abstract

Cortical thickness of the cognitive control network was contrasted between obese (OB), successful weight loss maintainers (SWLM), and lean individuals. OB individuals had significant thinning, most notably in the anterior cingulate and posterior parietal cortices. SWLM individuals exhibited trends towards thicker cortex than OB individuals, which may be important in future studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cerebral Cortex / pathology*
  • Cognition
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Net / pathology*
  • Obesity / pathology*
  • Weight Loss