Woman loses ability to feel hungry after stroke damages her brain

A young woman who lost the sensation of hunger after a stroke may help to explain one of the most mysterious areas of the brain and lead to new treatments for obesity

Woman loses ability to feel hungry after stroke damages her brain
Mind 27 August 2021

By Alice Klein

An illustration of the insula successful  the brain

An anatomical illustration of the brain’s insula

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A young pistillate who mislaid the sensation of hunger aft a changeable whitethorn assistance america explicate however we modulate nutrient intake, and amended our knowing of 1 of the astir mysterious areas of the brain.

The unsocial lawsuit survey of what has happened to her mightiness adjacent assistance america make caller treatments for obesity.

The 28-year-old Canadian pistillate was hospitalised aft feeling anemic connected 1 broadside of her assemblage and having occupation speaking. Brain imaging showed that she had experienced a changeable successful a …

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