APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Exploring Motivational Food Processing In Satiated and Non-Satiated Food Signals In Obesity: An fMRI Study
- Marc Ballestero-Arnau
Universitat de Barcelona - Oliwia Trembecka
University of Barcelona - Toni Cunillera
Universitat de Barcelona - David Cucurell
Universitat de Barcelona - Estela Estela Camara
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute – IDIBELL
Abstract
We examined how satiety influences motivational processing of food cues in obesity using an fMRI reinforcement-learning task. Adults with obesity (n≈26) and normo-weight controls (n≈26) completed food and monetary reward trials involving item-specific devaluation. We report preliminary behavioral and neural findings regarding food-value updating in obesity.
