The Growing Importance of Neuroscience-Based Research on Eating Disorders Commentary on Lee and Chi (2025)

Int J Eat Disord. 2025 Jul 9. doi: 10.1002/eat.24504. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

Lee and Chi analyze publication trends and research themes on eating disorders over the last five decades. Among the factors driving increased annual citations were publications in journals focused on neuroscience. This observation underscores a growing focus on the neurobiological basis of eating disorders. This commentary highlights a few features of this development and outlines several potentially fruitful areas for future neuroscience-based research.

PMID:40631356 | DOI:10.1002/eat.24504