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What Brain Connectivity Can Tell Us About Anorexia

Dear Body, Dear Mind··1 August 2026·6 min

About this episode

This episode explores a neuroscience study on brain connectivity in anorexia nervosa based on research by Blair Uniacke and colleagues . Learn how changes in habit circuits and brain networks help explain rigid thinking, repetitive behaviors, and why recovery involves both the body and the brain. Read more about the study here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30590873/