Over the past decade, a great deal of research has established the importance of cognitive
processes in the control of energy intake and body weight. The present paper begins by …

Highlights•The hippocampus is a substrate for the contextual stimulus control of
behavior.•Satiety signals are contextual cues that underlie the inhibitory control of …

Evidence is accumulating which suggests that, in addition to leading to unprecedented rates
of obesity, the current food environment is contributing to the development of cognitive …

There is increasing evidence for important roles of key cognitive processes, including
attention, memory and learning, in the short-term decision making about eating. There is …

While much has been elucidated about the hypothalamic controls of energy balance, the
epidemic of obesity continues to escalate. Recent work has suggested that extra …

Cognition underpins the flexibility of human eating and disruption to higher cognitive
processes, such as inhibitory control and memory, and can result in increased food intake …

Recent research suggests that increased adiposity is associated with poor cognitive
performance, independently of associated medical conditions. The evidence regarding this …

Since the late 1970s obesity prevalence and per capita food intake in the USA have
increased dramatically. Understanding the mechanisms underlying the hyperphagia that …

With the rising prevalence of obesity, hedonic eating has become an important theme in
obesity research. Hedonic eating is thought to be that driven by the reward of food …

This paper reviews evidence demonstrating a bidirectional relationship between memory
and eating in humans and rodents. In humans, amnesia is associated with impaired …