Hunger
- Created by: Shreeya Bhan
- Created on: 07-04-13 15:04
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- Hunger- controlled by :
- Stomach
- Diff parts of the digestive system
- Hypothalamus - receives signals from body to determine hunger
- Lateral hypothalamus:feeding system - initiates eating; activated by ghrelin produced by stomach lining
- Ventromedial hypothalamus:satiety system - stop mechanism for eating
- Paraventricular nucleus: helps keep blood sugar level steady by starting and stopping eating - sensitive to neuropeptide, too much of it makes a person eat non-stop
- External eating cues
- taste ( it is easy to acquire taste aversion through classicalconditioning)
- Emotional eating
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