This repository contains materials to run the Columbia Center for Eating Disorders Food Choice Task that captures eating behavior.
The following are available to download:
- The Food Choice Task Manual (including instructions for running the task)
- Python scripts to run the task
- Task stimuli
- Scoring scripts to calculate performance measures (e.g., choice of high-fat foods)
When using the task, please reference this repository and the following publications:
Steinglass, J., Foerde, K., Kostro, K., Shohamy, D., & Walsh, B. T. (2015). Restrictive food intake as a choice—A paradigm for study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 48(1), 59-66.
Foerde, K., Steinglass, J. E., Shohamy, D., & Walsh, B. T. (2015). Neural mechanisms supporting maladaptive food choices in anorexia nervosa. Nature neuroscience, 18(11), 1571-1573.
This task is periodically updated. To stay up to date with version changes and new features, please fill out the google form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZQjEhAygejRzn60SAxdR0UMkRvoGh4ZjWBTfpGds87js0wQ/viewform?usp=sf_link