Acute Sleep Deprivation Enhances the Brain's Response to Hedonic Food Stimuli: An fMRI Study
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & MetabolismPublished 18 January 2012Open access
Christian Benedict, Samantha J. Brooks, Owen O’Daly, Markus Sällman Almén, Arvid Morell, K. Magnus Åberg
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Examination of brain activation after sleep and sleep deprivation in response to images of food provides evidence that acute sleep loss enhances hedonic stimulus processing in the brain underlying the drive to consume food, independent of plasma glucose levels.
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These results provide evidence that acute sleep loss enhances hedonic stimulus processing in the brain underlying the drive to consume food, independent of plasma glucose levels. These findings highlight a potentially important mechanism contributing to the growing levels of obesity in Western society.
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