Research from a recent study out of Macquaire University has demonstrated that visual comparisons of body image have the ability to physically adapt our brain’s visual perception. After such an adaptation, we are more likely to overestimate our own body size and...
To date, significant neurological imaging and research has been conducted to better understand the underlying mechanisms driving anorexia nervosa. For those suffering from atypical anorexia nervosa, questions still remain regarding the existence of a brain-basis and...
Researcher Walter Kaye and his team at the UC San Diego Eating Disorder Center believe that brain imaging may play a key role in shaping the way we understand disordered eating behaviors. The team identified specific reward mechanisms within the brain that may be...
For individuals with eating disorders, holiday season stressors can overwhelm the merriment of “the most wonderful time of the year.” For many, the holiday season is associated with warm hors-d’oeuvres, mingling, and social dinner parties. For...
Researchers would like to develop smartphone technology (The NEWEAT Project) to be used both prior to and during eating disorder treatment. It is estimated that around 20 million people in the EU struggle with eating disorders. This has an associated annual cost of 1...