fNIRS estimates prefrontal cortex activation following glucose load in youths with obesity
Gabriele Scozia, Deny Menghini, Stefano Lasaponara, Alessia Aureli, Chiara Carducci, Valentina Quaresima, Roberto Isabella, Fabrizio Doricchi, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Cianfarani, Danilo Fintini, Melania Manco · 2026
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Gabriele Scozia and others use wearable brain imaging to measure front brain cortex action after a glucose drink in youths with obesity. In 2026, the one-time study enrolls twenty-eight patients aged seven to fifteen. It tracks oxygenated and total blood protein with working near-infrared spectroscopy at rest and during mental tasks, fasting and during the first hour of an oral glucose tolerance test.
Dorsolateral front brain cortex and right frontal pole were over-activated after glucose versus fasting at several time points. Change in left dorsolateral action correlated strongly with insulin sensitivity. The authors suggest peripheral insulin sensitivity may reflect the front brain capacity to control food-related impulses, and that wearable imaging can study this response in everyday contexts.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gabriele Scozia, Deny Menghini, Stefano Lasaponara, Alessia Aureli, Chiara Carducci, Valentina Quaresima, Roberto Isabella, Fabrizio Doricchi, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Cianfarani, Danilo Fintini, Melania Manco |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |