It is becoming clearer how neurobiological mechanisms generate 'liking'and
'wanting'components of food reward. Mesocorticolimbic mechanisms that enhance …

What brain reward systems mediate motivational 'wanting'and hedonic 'liking'for food
rewards? And what roles do those systems play in eating disorders? This article surveys …

What we eat, when and how much, all are influenced by brain reward mechanisms that
generate “liking” and “wanting” for foods. As a corollary, dysfunction in reward circuits might …

In an environment where energy-dense and highly palatable foods are ubiquitous, it seems
plausible that the hedonic system of appetite control will play a primary role in eating …

The neural basis of food sensory pleasure has become an increasingly studied topic in
neuroscience and psychology. Progress has been aided by the discovery of localized brain …

What are the neural substrates of food reward? Are reward and pleasure identical? Can
taste pleasure be assessed in animals? Is reward necessarily conscious? These questions …

Food reward can be driven by separable mechanisms of hedonic impact (food 'liking') and
incentive motivation (food 'wanting'). Brain mu-opioid systems contribute crucially to both …

Hedonic “liking” for sensory pleasures is an important aspect of reward, and excessive
'liking'of particular rewards might contribute to excessive consumption and to disorders such …

Current train of thought in appetite research is favouring an interest in non-homeostatic or
hedonic (reward) mechanisms in relation to overconsumption and energy balance. This …

The dysregulation of food intake in chronic obesity has been explained by different theories.
To assess their explanatory power, we meta-analyzed 22 brain-activation imaging studies …