How Can Animal Models Inform the Understanding of Cognitive Inflexibility in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Cognitive Inflexibility: A Characteristic of AN
2. Cognitive Flexibility: An Essential Executive Function
2.1. Testing Cognitive Flexibility in Humans
2.2. Testing Cognitive Flexibility in Rodents
2.3. Neuronal Control of Cognitive Flexibility
3. Common Neurological Drivers of AN and Cognitive Flexibility
3.1. Neurobiology Underlying AN
3.2. Cognitive Flexibility in AN
4. The Utility of the Activity-Based Anorexia (ABA) Model for Understanding the Neurobiology of AN
5. Investigating Cognitive Inflexibility in ABA
6. New Technologies to Improve the Assessment of Cognition and Behaviour in Animal Models of AN
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Kaixin, and Claire J. Foldi. 2022. "How Can Animal Models Inform the Understanding of Cognitive Inflexibility in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa?" Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 9: 2594. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11092594