About the Authors
- William Hinkle
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Affiliations Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, fMRI Research Center, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Michael Cordell
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Affiliations Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, fMRI Research Center, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Rudy Leibel
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Genetics, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Michael Rosenbaum
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Genetics, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Joy Hirsch
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* E-mail: joy.hirsch@yale.edu
Affiliations Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, Departments of Radiology and Psychology, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America, fMRI Research Center, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
Recombinant methionyl human leptin was generously provided by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RL MR JH. Performed the experiments: MR JH. Analyzed the data: WH MC MR JH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WH MC. Wrote the paper: WH MC MR JH.