Researchers from IDIBELL and the group of Eating Disorders, of the HUB, led by Dr. Fernando Fernández-Aranda, published in Scientific Reports (Nature) a study that negatively correlates the concentration of orexin A (a neuropeptide) with the executive functions in anorexic patients. The study is part of the research program “Neurocognition and extreme weight conditions: from anorexia to obesity”, carried out at the CIBEROBN.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org