Study of eating disorders and brain imaging

All twins suffering from eating disorders in Prevalence of eating disorders study have been asked to participate this study with their co-twin. The target is to research brain functions of twin pairs discordant to eating disorders with fMRI and SPECT brain imaging.

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Some participants from Prevalence of eating disorders study have been asked to participate a study in which brain impulses caused by nutrion were measured using fMRI and SPECT brain imaging techniques.

MD Anu Koskela's dissertation of SPECT brain imaging study results

Anu Koskela: The brain serotonin transporter binding in young adults; methodological considerations and association with Bulimia Nervosa and acquired obesity. University of Helsinki, 2008. [read]