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Tracing the cause of eating disorders

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Tracing the cause of eating disorders

Scientists studying eating disorders are focusing on a part of the brain that governs food consumption and emotions. University of Arizona neuroscientist Haijiang Cai discusses how understanding the two functions could help people coping with anorexia.

Haijiang Cai spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph. D. Regent’s professor emerita in neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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