neural mechanisms to eating Flashcards
1
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A03: oversimplified
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- possible to recover from LH leisons, other things that influence eating eh smells, media
- LH lesion’s produce disruptions in aggression levels and reinforcement behavior
2
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A03: animal experiments
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majority of experiments on animals, problems of generalization’s on humans
creates huge ethical issues
Quadae et al- stimulating VHM of obses people made them hungry, similar to rats
3
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what is set point theory
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everyone has a individual metabolic rate , a certain weight determined by rate calories consumed , set point higher in obese people and lower in underweight
4
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what does the hypothalllumus do
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maintain constant internal emvironment
