Brief Research Review: Food addiction severity is associated with decreased functional connectivity and responses to palatable food pictures in brain areas involved in emotion and cognitive control

About this episode

This episode reviews research on how food addiction affects brain connectivity and responses to food stimuli.

Interested in learning more about what food addiction could 'look like' in the brain? In this brief research review, I summarize highlights of a recent publication featured in the Brain Food Digest newsletter. ------------------------- Join other readers exploring the science of brain health. Subscribe to the Brain Food Digest: https://brainfooddigest.beehiiv.com -------------------------- Citation: Coquery N, Som M, Serrand Y, Guittière MO, Bannier E, Lainé F, Constant A, Moirand R, Stice E, Val-Laillet D, Thibault R. Food addiction severity is associated with decreased functional connectivity and responses to palatable food pictures in brain areas involved in emotion and cognitive control. Clin Nutr. 2025 Aug;51:115-125. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2025.06.001. Epub 2025 Jun 6.

Topics covered

• food addiction
• brain health
• functional connectivity
• emotion
• cognitive control

Keywords

• research review
• Brain Food Digest
• publication summary

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