Food intake and body weight are subject to complex regulation by the hypothalamus and other brain centers. This focus presents six commissioned articles highlighting current progress in the neurobiology of feeding regulation, energy metabolism and obesity. It is sponsored by the Obesity Research Task Force of the National Institutes of Health, and freely accessible through July 2005.
How can drug addiction help us understand obesity?pp555 - 560 Nora D Volkow
& Roy A Wise Published online: 26 April 2005|doi:10.1038/nn1452 Abstract|Full text|PDF
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The hardship of obesity: a soft-wired hypothalamuspp561 - 565 Tamas L Horvath Published online: 06 April 2005|doi:10.1038/nn1453 Abstract|Full text|PDF
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Molecular and anatomical determinants of central leptin resistancepp566 - 570 Heike Münzberg
& Martin G Myers Jr Published online: 26 April 2005|doi:10.1038/nn1454 Abstract|Full text|PDF
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Anatomy and regulation of the central melanocortin systempp571 - 578 Roger D Cone Published online: 26 April 2005|doi:10.1038/nn1455 Abstract|Full text|PDF
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Hypothalamic sensing of fatty acidspp579 - 584 Tony K T Lam, Gary J Schwartz
& Luciano Rossetti Published online: 26 April 2005|doi:10.1038/nn1456 Abstract|Full text|PDF
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Endocannabinoid control of food intake and energy balancepp585 - 589 Vincenzo Di Marzo
& Isabel Matias Published online: 26 April 2005|doi:10.1038/nn1457 Abstract|Full text|PDF
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