The orexin 1 receptor (OX1R) is a G-protein coupled receptor that regulates a variety of
physiological processes through interactions with the neuropeptides orexin A and B …

Olfactory cues play a key role in natural behaviors such as finding food, finding mates, and
avoiding predators. In principle, the ability of the olfactory system to carry out these …

Commodity purchase tasks provide a useful method for evaluating behavioral economic
demand in the human laboratory. Recent research has shown how responding to purchase …

To know the processes involved in feeding, the dysregulation of hypothalamic
neuropeptides promoting anorexigenic/orexigenic mechanisms must be investigated. Many …

A strong interplay exists between sleep and dietary habits, and sleep disturbances have
been repeatedly documented in individuals with eating disorders (EDs). The orexin system …

This study examined the effect of leptin and orexin‐A on autonomic baroreflex control in
conscious Wistar rats exposed to high‐fat (45% fat) or normal (3.4%) diet for 4 weeks. Renal …

Insomnia is one of the major challenges in medical science nowadays as it leads to great
socio-economic burden by impairing daytime function as well as the development of …

Numerous studies in animals demonstrate that embryonic exposure to ethanol (EtOH) at low-
moderate doses stimulates neurogenesis and increases the number of hypothalamic …

Adolescence is a time of marked changes in sleep, neuromaturation, and alcohol use. While
there is substantial evidence that alcohol disrupts sleep and that disrupted sleep may play a …

Habitual actions, which are associated with addictive behaviours, contribute to the loss of
control of food seeking seen following exposure to calorie-dense foods in rats. Antagonism …