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Hippocampus/Hippocampal/Hippocampal Complex
The hippocampus is the neuroanatomic structure of the limbic system that is thought to be involved in consolidating learning. It is so named because…
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Homeostasis
The body’s aim to maintain a stable internal environment.
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Eating in response to a perceived energy need arising from the body’s homeostatic pathways in the brain signal a physiological depletion of energy stores…
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Homeostatic feeding involves the dietary intake of nutrients and calories needed to survive biologically and meet energy needs (i.e., often referred to as ‘maintaining…
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Food intake is regulated by two complementary pathways in the body and brain that signal us to consume food: the homeostatic and hedonic pathways.…
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Hormones are chemical signaling molecules secreted directly into the bloodstream by glands and carried in the circulation to target tissues and organs where they…
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