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  "abstract": "Background\n\nAnorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with substantial psychological and physical impairment and low recovery rates. A deeper understanding of its underlying mechanisms is therefore crucial. Cognitive models of eating disorders emphasize the role of attentional biases in the processing of food stimuli. However, only a few studies to date have examined the temporal dynamics of food-related attentional bias in adolescents with AN.Methods\n\nThe present study combined the high temporal resolution of event-related potentials with the behavioral measure of the attentional blink in a rapid serial visual presentation task in order to disentangle the temporal processing stages that underlie food-related attentional biases in female adolescents with AN (n = 33) compared to age-matched healthy controls (n = 36).Results\n\nBehavioral results revealed an increased attentional engagement with food in AN, but no impairment in attentional disengagement. Additionally, high-calorie food distractors elicited reduced early electrocortical processing followed by enhanced later processing in AN. These AN-specific attentional biases were no longer evident for target processing.Conclusions\n\nThe findings suggest that attention allocation to food in AN is a temporally dynamic process rather than a unitary mechanism. They further suggest that these biases are not entirely autonomous but rather depend on the availability of attentional resources.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Schleichstr. 4, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. julia.nannt@uni-tuebingen.de.",
    "Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Schleichstr. 4, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.",
    "ARCIM Institute, Im Haberschlai 7, 70794, Filderstadt-Bonlanden, Germany.",
    "Department of Neonatology, University Hospital, University of Tübingen, Calwerstr. 7, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.",
    "German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Schleichstr. 4, 72076, Tübingen, Germany."
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      "name": "Jennifer Svaldi",
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  "doi": "10.1186/s40337-026-01800-w",
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  "published": "2026-10-22",
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  "title": "Temporal attentional bias to food stimuli in adolescent anorexia nervosa - an ERP study.",
  "title_text": "Temporal attentional bias to food stimuli in adolescent anorexia nervosa - an ERP study.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T13:45:35Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/68yzzkhtb328j",
  "venue": "Journal of eating disorders",
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