Anorexia causes changes in the brain in ways much greater than seen in the brains of sufferers of other mental disorders, a UK study has found.
The study by neuroscientists at the University of Bath has highlighted the importance of early treatment interventions for people suffering from anorexia.
The study said that brain reductions in people with anorexia were found across three critical measures—decreased cortical thickness, subcortical volume, and cortical surface areas. Thinning in these regions is believed to imply a loss of brain cells and connection points.
“The brain changes in anorexia were more severe than in other any psychiatric condition we have studied,” said Dr. Paul Thompson, one of the study’s authors….