Zach Hutelin

This study identifies ANKK1's role in striatal DR2-expressing neurons, linking it to reward, metabolism, and behaviors associated with the A1 allele of TaqIA.

The paper investigates how odor imagery, not perception, influences food cue reactivity and adiposity in healthy individuals.

The paper replicates findings that healthy weight individuals bid more for high-reward food combinations, but not overweight/obesity individuals, and finds a negative relationship between actual energy density and bid amount mediated by food price.