Obesity and the brain (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

Obesity and the brain

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Virginia Tech Translational Biology, Medicine and Health graduate student Zach Hutelin at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute demonstrates a pump system he engineered to measure participants’ brain activity while drinking sugary drinks, part of a study designed to better understand how metabolic markers of health and disease influence decision-making around food. 

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Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech

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