Metabolic state and energy reserves jointly regulate adaptive behavioural control
Marc Tittgemeyer, Bojana Kuzmanovic, Corina Melzer, Frank Jessen, Klaas Enno Stephan, Lionel Rigoux
This study shows that fasting-induced energy deficits and stored energy reserves jointly regulate inhibitory control and incentive motivation in humans, with distinct metabolic principles governing each.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience