Weight Loss After Obesity Disrupts Cognitive Flexibility Through Reinforcement Learning Strategies
Weight loss after obesity produced sex-specific RL deficits. These findings dissociated motivational drive from cognitive flexibility and highlighted maladaptive decision-making as a feature of the weight loss state. This demonstrates the need for targeted interventions addressing post-weight-loss cognitive barriers.
Authors
- X. Y. Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9321-4442)
- Yufan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-9089)
- Bridget A. Matikainen‐Ankney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-2448)
- Koulik Khamaru
- Reema Sharma
- Kelly Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0850-4978)
- Abigail Usiyevich
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Bank of China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70057
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health