As part of
Psychosomatic Medicine’s Special Series on Neuroscience in Health and Disease, the September 2012 issue of the journal (Volume 74, Issue 7) features two papers and an editorial related to body fat and possible connections with brain structure and function.
Participants: Neuroscience Special Series Editor Peter J. Gianaros, PhD, and authors Timothy D. Verstynen, PhD, and Andreana P. Haley, PhD.
Moderator: Victoria J. White, MA, ELS, Managing Editor for Manuscript Production.
Article: Increased Body Mass Index Is Associated With a Global and Distributed Decrease in White Matter Microstructural Integrity
Article: Indirect Effects of Elevated Body Mass Index on Memory Performance Through Altered Cerebral Metabolite Concentrations