WHY DO WE OVER EAT
Define and explain the following concepts:
neurons
encoded†for palatability,
orosensory self-stimulation,
opioid circuitry
nucleus accumbens
taste-specific satiety
hedonic hot spot
dopamine
attentional bias
conditioned stimulus
incentive salience
hot stimulus
functional connectivity
action schemata
Explain the roles of each of these factors with regard to eating, overeating, and obesity.
Explain the relationship between each of these factors and the brain.
Describe in detail the process that occurs in the brain when we eat foods that are highly palatable.