Central mechanisms of roles of taste in reward and eating

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-186

  Yamamoto, Takashi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

endorphin; Amygdala; Conditioned taste aversion; Cortical taste area; Dopamine; Orexin; Reward system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; REWARD; TASTE;

ANIMALS; CEREBRUM; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; REWARD; TASTE;

EID: 44649186893     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: 15882683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.95.2008.2.2     Document Type: Review

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