Researchers report a sudden drop in glucose when we are hungry can negatively impact our mood.
Study identifies the neural circuits that cause hunger-induced increases in the preference for sweet foods and decreased sensitivity to aversive tastes.
New findings revise the current models for homeostatic control, researchers report.
According to researchers, the hunger hormone ghrelin has a negative effect on decision making and impulsivity.
Lab-based studies revealed hunger was associated with increased irritability and stronger feelings of anger, along with a decrease in feelings of pleasure.
The hunger hormone ghrelin doesn't just influence where and when animals eat, it also appears to have an impact on memory. Disrupting signaling of ghrelin to the vagus nerve caused rats to forget they had just eaten, even though the animals remembered they had just had access to food. Findings suggest disrupted ghrelin signaling could negatively impact episodic memory.
Constant hunger associated with Prader-Willi syndrome is, in part, the result of disordered signaling in the cerebellum, an area of the brain associated with motor control and learning.
Study sheds new light on how the brain regulates hunger. The findings may help with the development of new drugs to fight obesity.
According to a new study, researchers have successfully converted adult skin cells into hypothalamic-like neurons.
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have zeroed in on a set of neurons in the part of the brain...
NPGL, a recently discovered protein, influences fat storage in the human body, even when on a calorie restricted diet. Researchers believe this mechanism had evolutionary benefits and the protein could be a potential target to treat obesity.
Researchers report a hormone called amylin acts in the brain to help control food consumption.
