FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·January 10, 2023·3 min readVisual Food Cues Can Affect Your Eating Behavior Even When You Are Not Aware of ThemIn the inferior frontal gyrus, brain activity differs in response to food stimuli such as images of food depending on whether those images are presented consciously or unconsciously.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 22, 2022·5 min readSkipping Meals, Fasting and Eating Meals Too Closely Together May Be Linked to Increased Mortality RiskA new study links daily eating to mortality risk. Those over 40 who eat one meal a day have a higher mortality risk. Those who skip breakfast are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease-associated death, and those who eat meals less than 4.5 hours apart have increased mortality risks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 9, 2021·4 min readEating Soft Foods May Alter the Brain’s Control of ChewingRats fed either a diet of soft or hard foods showed differences in jaw activity and muscle control when a chewing-related region of the brain was stimulated. Findings reveal the anterior cortical masticatory area strongly influences the regulation of chewing and is influenced by sensory input during development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2021·5 min readThis Brain Circuit Signals When to Stop Eating; Could Regulating It Help With ObesityResearchers have identified a subpopulation of dopaminergic neurons in the caudal ventral tegmental area that appears to suppress food intake by triggering satiation in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2021·4 min readLeptin Puts the Brakes on Eating via Novel NeurocircuitResearchers have identified novel neurocircuitry between midbrain structures which are modulated by leptin to control eating behaviors in mice.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 23, 2021·3 min readActively Preparing or Watching Others Prepare Food Can Lead to Eating MoreActively preparing your food, or watching others prepare your meal for you, can increase your desire to eat and lead you to consume more, a new study reports.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2020·3 min readNoise Can Put You off Your FoodRelaxing music can help enhance enjoyment while dining, a new study reports. However, normal background noise in restaurants can have a negative impact on the dining experience.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 17, 2020·4 min readThe skinny on why poor sleep may increase heart risk in womenWomen who sleep poorly tend to overeat and have an unhealthy diet, putting them at increased risk of developing heart disease and obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 17, 2019·3 min readHow stress can curb the desire to eatParaventricular hypothalamus to ventral lateral septum neurotransmission underlies dynamic feeding associated with emotional state. The network may underly the comorbidity between eating abnormalities experienced while under extreme stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 25, 2019·3 min readThese neurons affect how much you do, or don’t, want to eatNeurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) appear to regulate food intake. The neurons appear to form part of a network that controls appetite loss in mice.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 22, 2019·2 min readEating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagersTeenagers who regularly eat breakfast with their parents have a more positive body image than those who skip the meal or do not eat with their family.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 28, 2019·3 min readWhat You Eat Could Impact your Brain and MemoryResearches report higher levels of the satiety hormone CCK could decrease a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.Read More