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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Shared Vs. Distinct Neural Bases for Hunger and Emotion: A Functional Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Biological/Neuroscience

  • Jennifer MacCormack
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Adrienne Bonar
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Kristen Lindquist
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

We conducted a meta-analysis to assess shared vs. distinct functional brain activity during hunger and satiety (84 studies: 1998-2018; N=1024 adults) vs. emotion (422 studies: 1993-2018; N>8000 adults). Findings characterize the neural bases for hunger, satiety, and emotion and also help pinpoint key neural regions bridging metabolic and emotional processes.

Neuroscience