MRI Scans Show How Sleep Loss Affects the Ability to Choose Proper Foods

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120610151445.htm

ScienceDaily (June 10, 2012) — MRI scans from a study being presented June 10 at SLEEP 2012 in Boston reveal how sleep deprivation impairs the higher-order regions in the human brain where food choices are made, possibly helping explain the link between sleep loss and obesity that previous research has uncovered.

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