• Dr. Caitlin Lloyd; Anorexia Nervosa and Neurobiological Mechanisms

Dr. Caitlin Lloyd; Anorexia Nervosa and Neurobiological Mechanisms

Duration: 19 mins Publication Date: 26 Feb 2025 Next Review Date: 26 Feb 2028 DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13679

Description

What are the neural mechanisms of food choice among adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN)? Is there a link between brain and behaviour among adolescents with AN? Do reward systems play a role early on in illness? All this and more answered as Dr. Clara Faria interviews Dr. Caitlin Lloyd about her research into food choice and neural reward systems in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

Learning Objectives

1. Different brain regions and their activation patterns in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
2. The Food Choice Task and testing the neural mechanisms of choice.
3. The role of reward systems earlier in illness course.
4. Future areas interest for research into neurobiological mechanisms of eating disorders.

Paper Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14066

About this Lesson

Speakers

Dr. Caitlin Lloyd

Dr. Caitlin Lloyd

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Columbia Center for Eating Disorders, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry

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