Atypical social cognition processing in bulimia nervosa: an fMRI study of patients thinking of others’ mental states
Rio Kamashita,
Rikukage Setsu,
Noriko Numata
et al.
Abstract:Background
Feeding and eating disorders are severe mental disorders that gravely affect patients’ lives. In particular, patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia nervosa (BN) appear to have poor social cognition. Many studies have shown the relationship between poor social cognition and brain responses in AN. However, few studies have examined the relationship between social cognition and BN. Therefore, we examined which brain regions impact the ability for social cognition in patients wit… Show more
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