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15.12. Ghrelin enhances food odor conditioning in healthy humans: An fMRI study

JE Han , J Frasnelli , Y Zeighami , K Larcher , J Boyle , T McConnell , S Malik , M Jones-Gotman , A Dagher

To read the full abstract: Cell Reports. 2018 Dec 4;25(10):2643–2652.e4.More on the gut and the reward response: Ghrelin has been reported to encourage eating through dopamine that is important for the reward response. Here, the authors injected 38 subjects with ghrelin, while exposing them to various odors, both food and non-food based. They were also shown r...