Table 3.

Summary of spDCM findings.

Homeostatic state (hunger vs. satiety)
Parity	Connection	Hunger vs. satiety effect	Effect size in Hz [95% CI]	Posterior probability
Excitation	vmPFC → Hypo	+	0.26 [0.16, 0.35]	1
	vmPFC → vStr	+	0.14 [0.05, 0.23]	0.99
Inhibition	Hypo → Hypo	–	–0.13 [–0.23, –0.04]	0.99
Body mass index (BMI)
Parity		BMI relationship	Effect size in Hz [95% CI]	Posterior probability
Excitation	aI → Hypo	+	0.01 [0, 0.03]	1
Inhibition	vmPFC → aI	–	–0.01 [0, –0.03]	1
	vmPFC → vmPFC	–	–0.05 [–0.03, –0.06]	1
	dACC → dACC	–	–0.02 [0, –0.03]	0.99
	dlPFC → dlPFC	–	–0.02 [–0.04, 0]	0.99
Homeostatic state × BMI
Parity	Connection	Interaction effect	Effect size in Hz [95% CI]	Posterior probability
Excitation	aI → dlPFC	+	0.02 [0, 0.04]	0.99
	pCC → vmPFC	+	0.02 [0, 0.03]	0.94
Inhibition	dlPFC → vmPFC	–	–0.02 [–0.04, –0.01]	0.99
Inhibition	pCC→ pCC	–	–0.03 [–0.05, –0.01]	1

pCC posterior cingulate cortex, dlPFC dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex, aI anterior insula, dACC dorso-anterior cingulate cortex, Hypo Hypothalamus, vStr ventral striatum, vmPFC ventromedial prefrontal cortex, MNI Montreal Neurological Institute.