PSY1075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ghrelin, Binge Eating, Insulin
19 Sep 2019
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[internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activity to reduce tension] [motives are a product of natural selection, in terms of reproductive fitness] Chapter 10 motivation of hunger & eating. [lateral hypothalamus & ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus are the on off switch for hunger] [in the present arcuate nucleus & paraventricular nucleus seem to be a control over hunger] [digestive system after consuming food signals are sent to inhibit hunger, also to determine nutrition] [insulin is secreted by the pancreas, hunger increases] [leptin is secreted to determine fat stores, amount to feel hungry] [palatability tastes good more people will eat] [quantity available the more there is the more someone will eat] [variety with unlimited food options, consumption increases] [sensory specific satiety eating too much of the same thing] [presence of others eat more with more people] [food cues food ads will increases consumption] Body mass index (individual"s weight divided by height squared)
