This post introduces all the brain areas involved in eating and thus are impacted by AN.
Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: cognitive control, planning, decision-making, goal-directed behavior
Orbital frontal cortex: incentive learning
Motor Cortex: movement
Parietal: body perception
Supplementary Motor Area: habit
Anterior Cingulate Cortex: cognitive inhibition, switching
Insula: Interoception, motivation
Nucleus Accumbens: reward, motivation, goal-directed behavior
Caudate: cognitive control
Putamen: habit
Amygdala: emotions, anxiety
The blog post to come will dive deeper into each of these areas to give a detailed explanation of what is going on in the brains of individuals with eating disorders.
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