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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientist identifies a connection in the brain between stress and emotional eating

11.30.23 | Virginia Tech

(From left) Sora Shin, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC; her former research associate In-Jee You; and graduate student Yeeun Bae authored a paper published in Nature Communications that identifies a connection in the brain between threatening events and the strong desire to overeat high-fat foods. Credit: Photo by Clayton Metz for Virginia Tech.

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Nature Communications

10.1038/s41467-023-42623-6

Experimental study

People

Lateral hypothalamic proenkephalin neurons drive threat-induced overeating associated with a negative emotional state

28-Oct-2023

Keywords

Animal Communication Anxiety Behavior Genetics Brain Structure Crop Science Discovery Research Dna Regions Foods Graduate Education Human Behavior Human Brain Hypothalamus Learning Processes Neurology Neurons Nutrition Predators Psychological Stress Stressors Sweating

Article Information

Journal

Nature Communications

DOI

10.1038/s41467-023-42623-6

Method of Research

Experimental study

Subject of Research

People

Article Publication Date

2023-10-28

Article Title

Lateral hypothalamic proenkephalin neurons drive threat-induced overeating associated with a negative emotional state

Source

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Original Source

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/11/research_fbri_shinstress_1123.html

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