The Selfish Brain: Stress and Eating Behavior

The Selfish Brain: Stress and Eating Behavior

The brain occupies a special hierarchical position in human energy metabolism. If cerebral homeostasis is threatened, the brain behaves in a "selfish" manner by competing for energy resources with the body. Here we present a logistic approach, which is based on the principles of su...

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Main Authors: Achim ePeters, Britta eKubera, Christian eHubold, Dirk eLangemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
stress
brain metabolism
brain-pull
cerebral insulin suppression
eating behavior
selfish brain theory
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00074/full

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