Preferences And Mechanisms Flashcards
Who found that the human tongue has specific receptors for detecting sweetness?
Logue
Who reported that Copper Inuits were disgusted at their first taste of sugar?
Stefansson
Who placed sugar on the tongues of newborn humans and observed positive facial expressions?
Steiner
Who reported consistent correlations between parents and their children in terms of snack food intake, eating motivation and body dissatisfaction?
Brown and Ogden
Who found that the media have a major impact on what people eat and their attitudes towards food?
McIntyre
Who found that lesions to the VMH caused hyperphagia (overeating)?
Brobeck
Which part of the hypothalamus switches on hunger?
The lateral hypothalamus
Which part of the hypothalamus switches on satiety?
Ventromedial hypothalamus
When Ghrelin levels are high, how does this affect hunger?
More hungry
Cause eating
When leptin levels are high, how does this affect hunger?
Full up
Stop eating
