date:Oct 31, 2012
ne volunteers either ate a 750-calorie breakfast or had no breakfast at all; this was followed by an MRI. Lunch was served after the scan. When breakfast was skipped, there was a variation in the pattern of activity in the orbitofrontal cortex, the area behind and above the eyes that can affect decisions regarding the pleasantness and reward value of food. When fasting participants were shown pictures of high-calorie food, this area of the brain was activated, a reaction less strong than when th