Patients with anorexia have elevated opioid neurotransmitter activity in the brain. Same researchers have previously shown that in obese patients the activity of this system is lowered. It is likely that these neurotransmitters regulate both the loss and increase in appetite.
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Patients with anorexia have elevated opioid neurotransmitter activity in the brain
A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.
New study shows directly for the first time that listening to music 🎶 activates the brain’s opioid system 💊. The release of opioids explains why music can produce such strong feelings of pleasure 😊, even though it is not a primary reward necessary for survival or reproduction.
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Favourite music sets the brain's opioids in motion
A new imaging study by the Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain’s opioid system.
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