Subcortical brain volume and cortical thickness in adolescent girls and women with binge eating.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Alterations in brain structure have been implicated in the onset and acute phases of several forms of psychopathology. However, there is a dearth of research investigating brain structure in persons with binge eating, contributing to poor understanding of mechanisms associated with binge eating.

Method

Adolescent girls and women (aged 14-35 years) with binge eating (n = 56) and group age-matched girls and women without binge eating (n = 26) completed structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and interview-based and self-report assessments of eating disorder and general psychopathology. MRI data were processed using FreeSurfer. Analysis of covariance tested mean differences in subcortical volume and cortical thickness of a priori selected regions of interest

SUBMITTER: Hagan KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9044118 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature