Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Why Do We Eat? A Neurobiological Perspective. Part V

During preceding posts, I explained to facilitate food intake is unwavering by a variety of factors to facilitate are detected by the brain, and integrated by circuits in the mesolimbic usage to determine the overall motivation to dine.  These factors include 'homeostatic factors' to facilitate indicate a actual energy need by the body, and 'non-homeostatic factors' to facilitate are outside of the body's energy needs (e.G. Palatability, pattern, and the social environment).

During this pole, we'll explore the hedonic usage, which governs pleasure.  This includes the pleasure associated with food, called palatability.  The palatability of food is solitary of the factors to facilitate determines food intake.

The Hedonic System

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