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  • Obesity Research
  • Behavioral Science

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  • Obesity is linked to altered reward processing.
  • Obesogenic diets in rodents decrease dopamine signaling and incentive responding.

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  • To investigate which reward-related behaviors are affected by obesogenic diet exposure.
  • To understand the impact of diet on dopamine signaling and behavioral responses.

Main Methods:

  • Mice were fed an obesogenic diet long-term.
  • Incentive behavior was assessed via operant conditioning.
  • Hedonic processes were evaluated using licking microstructure analysis.
  • Mesolimbic dopamine transmission was measured using microdialysis.

Main Results:

  • High-fat diet exposure reduced mesolimbic dopamine release and operant responding.
  • Effort-based task performance and calorie intake were lower in high-fat fed mice.
  • Licking microstructure analysis indicated reduced basal hunger and increased gastrointestinal inhibition, without affecting hedonic reactivity.

Conclusions:

  • Decreased operant responding in high-fat diet models is primarily due to reduced hunger and enhanced negative feedback.
  • These findings suggest altered homeostatic mechanisms, rather than reward circuitry, are key drivers.