Exploring the Black Box of Eating Disorders

May 14, 2021. My first blog post for The Neuroscience of Eating Disorders. Here, I prime the reader about the challenges we face when researching eating disorders from a neuroscience approach.

Key points:

• Clinicians and neuroscientists approach eating disorders research differently.

• Eating disorders are heterogeneous illnesses, which makes brain-behavior conclusions difficult.

• Methodological limitations interfere with us connecting the psychological with the biological in eating disorders research.

• Justifying eating disorders as medical illnesses can influence policies, health decisions, and public perception.

Read the full article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-neuroscience-eating-disorders/202105/exploring-the-black-box-eating-disorders