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Does a Shared Neurobiology for Foods and Drugs of Abuse Contribute to Extremes of Food Ingestion in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa?

Kaye, W. H., Wierenga, C. E., Bailer, U. F., Simmons, A. N., Wagner, A., & Bischoff-Grethe, A. (2013). Does a shared neurobiology for foods and drugs of abuse contribute to extremes of food ingestion in anorexia and bulimia nervosa?. Biological psychiatry, 73(9), 836–842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.002

From the literature review’s abstract: “BN and those with substance abuse disorders may share dopamine D2 receptor–related vulnerabilities and imaging studies provide insights into executive corticostriatal processes related to extraordinary inhibition and self-control in AN and diminished inhibitory self-control in BN.”

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