Attentional and physiological processing of food images in functional dyspepsia patients: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: The food-related behavior of functional dyspepsia has been attracting more interest of late. This pilot study aims to provide evidence of the physiological, emotional, and attentional aspects of food processing in functional dyspepsia patients. The study was performed in 15 functional dyspepsia patients and 17 healthy controls after a standard breakfast. We measured autonomic nervous system activity using skin conductance response and heart rate variability, emotional response using facial electromyography, and visual attention using eyetracking during the visual stimuli of food/non-food images. In comparison to healthy controls, functional dyspepsia patients showed a greater craving for food, a decreased intake of food, more dyspeptic symptoms, lower pleasantness rating of food images (pa

SUBMITTER: Lee IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780505 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature