A view of obesity as a learning and memory disorder

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 261-279

  Davidson, Terry L ^a   Tracy, Andrea L ^b   Schier, Lindsey A ^c   Swithers, Susan E ^d  

^a American University   (United States)

^b GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Conditioning; Learning; Obesity; Western diet

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MEMORY DISORDERS; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MEMORY DISORDERS; OBESITY;

EID: 84902965469     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xan0000029     Document Type: Article

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