The Focus on Neuroscience box "Dopamine Receptors and Obesity" described a PET scan study comparing normal weight and obese individuals. The findings of the study suggest that:
A) obesity causes the brain to increase the number of dopamine receptors and dopamine production.
B) obese individuals might engage in compulsive or binge eating to inhibit the production of dopamine by the brain's reward system.
C) individuals who have more dopamine receptors in their brain are more likely to overeat and become obese.
D) obese individuals might engage in compulsive or binge eating to stimulate the brain's reward system.

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Obese individuals might engage in compulsive or binge eating to stimulate the brain's reward system, as they may have fewer dopamine receptors, leading to reduced stimulation from normal eating.

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