Neurobiology of Food and Fluid Intake

Like previous handbooks, the present volume is an authoritative and up-to-date compendium of information and perspective on the neurobiology of ingestive behaviors. It is intended to be stimulating and informative to the practitioner, whether neophyte or senior scholar. It is also intended to be acc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stricker, Edward M. (Editor), Woods, Stephen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2004, 2004
Edition:2nd ed. 2004
Series:Handbooks of Behavioral Neurobiology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Essays
  • Behavioral Neurobiology of Ingestive Behaviors
  • Essays
  • Accumbens Dopamine is a Physiological Correlate of the Rewarding and Motivating Effects of Food
  • The CNS Physiology of Food Reward
  • Essays
  • Neurobehavioral Analysis of Taste Function
  • Psychophysical Measurement of Human Taste Experience
  • Essays
  • Our Evolving Understanding of Peptides and the Control of Food Intake
  • Brain Insulin and Obesity: From Man to C. elegans
  • Review Chapters
  • Postnatal Development of Central Feeding Circuits
  • The Caudal Brainstem and the Control of Food Intake and Energy Balance
  • Review Chapters
  • Metabolic Signals in the Control of Food Intake
  • Gastrointestinal Signaling in the Control of Food Intake
  • The Estrogenic Inhibition of Eating
  • Review Chapters
  • Anorexia during Disease
  • Neural Mechanisms of Anorexia
  • Review Chapters
  • Studies of Food Intake: Lessons from Nontraditionally Studied Species
  • The Control of Eating Behavior in Free-Living Humans
  • Review Chapters
  • Thirst
  • Neurobiology of Sodium Appetite