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Anorexia and the Brain - Unhealthy Habits Attached to Reward Systems
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Anorexic brains have unhealthy habits attached to their reward systems that give them a chemical reward for avoiding certain foods and approaching low-calorie ones. The anorexic brain rewards the suppression of high-calorie food intake and focuses on consumption of low-fat, low-calorie foods via the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which drives their habits of food avoidance.
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According to a study conducted by Caltech University, people tend to exhibit stereotyped behaviours in their everyday routines, starting from the path they take to their office, to the trajectory of lifting a mug and how often they drink each hour.
1:16:13 - 1:18:25 (02:12)
Summary
According to a study conducted by Caltech University, people tend to exhibit stereotyped behaviours in their everyday routines, starting from the path they take to their office, to the trajectory of lifting a mug and how often they drink each hour. It is important to understand what processes in the brain drive decision-making and knowledge.
ChapterAnorexia and the Brain - Unhealthy Habits Attached to Reward Systems
EpisodeHealthy Eating & Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Bulimia, Binging
PodcastHuberman Lab
Our decisions are influenced by the duration of time we have, as well as reward-based decision making controlled by the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which can become dysfunctional in the case of disorders like anorexia.
1:18:25 - 1:22:19 (03:54)
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Our decisions are influenced by the duration of time we have, as well as reward-based decision making controlled by the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which can become dysfunctional in the case of disorders like anorexia. However, we use these processes for short term decision making such as choosing which line to take at the grocery store.
ChapterAnorexia and the Brain - Unhealthy Habits Attached to Reward Systems
EpisodeHealthy Eating & Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Bulimia, Binging
PodcastHuberman Lab
A recent study has found that the areas of the brain responsible for evaluating the fat content and calorie count in food are the same areas responsible for driving the habit of avoiding certain foods and approaching others, shedding light on the link between anorexia and these neural tendencies.
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A recent study has found that the areas of the brain responsible for evaluating the fat content and calorie count in food are the same areas responsible for driving the habit of avoiding certain foods and approaching others, shedding light on the link between anorexia and these neural tendencies. The study explored brain activity in anorexic individuals as they selected foods based on their belief of what was acceptable to eat and in what quantities.
ChapterAnorexia and the Brain - Unhealthy Habits Attached to Reward Systems
EpisodeHealthy Eating & Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Bulimia, Binging
PodcastHuberman Lab
The anorexia brain reacts to avoiding high-calorie foods and consuming low-fat, low-calorie foods in an unhealthy way by giving a chemical reward in the brain that is unhealthy for body weight.
1:24:04 - 1:27:25 (03:21)
Summary
The anorexia brain reacts to avoiding high-calorie foods and consuming low-fat, low-calorie foods in an unhealthy way by giving a chemical reward in the brain that is unhealthy for body weight. Presumably, the release of dopamine by approaching foods that are low fat, low calories content is what makes the Anorexic feel good.