Neurocognitive alterations in severe obese individuals: neurophysiological and behavioral measures

Neurocognitive alterations have been shown in severe obese, in terms of functional brain changes within the prefrontal areas devoted to executive functioning and hyperresponsivity of the striatum to high-caloric food which leads to enhanced food-related attention. In the present study, neurophysiological and behavioral correlates of cognitive control and attention toward food-related stimuli have been investigated in severe obese individuals.