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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2022 Mar 17;8(1):16. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00344-y

Figure 3: Schematic display of pathways of Gut-brain communication.

Figure 3:

Eating behaviour is regulated by a complex interaction of the gastrointestinal, endocrine and central nervous system. Hormonal signalling from the gastrointestinal system to brain structures involved in homeostatic regulation (the hypothalamus), reward system functioning (the striatum) and cognitive control (the prefrontal cortex) influencing behavioural outcomes involved in the regulation of eating behaviour, such as processes of decision-making and emotion regulation, which are altered in individuals suffering from BED.