The epidemiological observation that NAc functional connectivity is associated with BMI changes in children is an extension of well-controlled laboratory studies that have established the role of the NAc in the brain reward processing. More research is needed on sex differences in the brain regions that contribute to childhood obesity.

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伏隔核与额顶叶网络的功能连接预测美国儿童体重指数的后续变化

NAc 功能连通性与儿童 BMI 变化相关的流行病学观察是控制良好的实验室研究的延伸，这些研究确定了 NAc 在大脑奖励处理中的作用。需要对导致儿童肥胖的大脑区域的性别差异进行更多研究。