FeaturedPsychology·November 9, 2015·4 min readFoods That Are More or Less Delicious Than We Expect Can Cause Mood ChangesA new study reports that being pleasantly surprised or disappointed with a certain food product can change a person's mood.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 12, 2015·4 min readSweet Memories: Eating Sweets Forms Memories That Control Eating HabitsAccording to a new study, neurons in the dorsal hippocampus are activated by consuming sweet foods, helping form a memory of the meal.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 4, 2016·6 min readHow Brain Activity Changes in Response to Desirable FoodsA new study reveals how brain activity alters when presented with desirable foods.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2016·5 min readRed Means Go: Brain Uses Color to Help Us Choose What to EatA new study looks at the role the visual system plays in our food decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 15, 2016·4 min readDoes Good Tasting Food Cause Weight Gain?Researchers question whether eating 'good tasting' foods drives overeating leading to obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 17, 2016·4 min readNeurons Anticipate Body’s Response to Food and WaterFindings provide a new insight into how the brain regulates food and water intake.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 30, 2017·4 min readBeer Can Lift Your Spirits: Hordenine Activates Brain’s Reward CenterHordenine, a substance present in beer and malted barley, activates dopamine D2 receptors through G proteins, leading to a possibly prolonged effect on the brain's reward center, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 19, 2018·6 min readHow the Brain Reacts to Food May Be Linked to OvereatingA new study reports when certain brain areas react more strongly to food rewards than financial rewards, children are more likely to overeat, even if they are not hungry or overweight.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 3, 2018·4 min readHow Children Want Their Food ServedAccording to a new study, children have different preferences for how their food is served, based on gender and age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 4, 2018·6 min readPyramid Shaped Neurons Provide Algorithm for Us to Recognize and Categorize FoodResearchers report pyramidal neurons in the basolateral amygdala help us to recognize and categorize foods.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 20, 2018·4 min readResearchers Find Brain Signal that May Help Us Navigate the Holiday BuffetResearchers report they have discovered the region of the brain that registers excitement over a preferred food option. The study reports the findings could help develop new therapies and treatments to potentially combat obesity and encourage healthier eating.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 12, 2018·3 min readGut Hormone Increases Response to FoodResearchers discover activity in brain regions involved in reward response from dopamine was higher in subjects injected with the hormone ghrelin, but only when responding to images associated with food smells. The study reports ghrelin controls the extent to which the brain associates reward with food odors.Read More
