▪ Abstract Using a developmental systems perspective, this review focuses on how genetic
predispositions interact with aspects of the eating environment to produce phenotypic food …

Family resemblances in weight status are well doc~ mented.~~, 41, 56, 70 Overweight
parents are more likely to have overweight children than nonoverweight parents. Familial …

Recent research has identified individual differences in interoceptive sensitivity as a key
source of variation in action, cognition, and emotion. This research has relied heavily on a …

There are many advantages to defining emotions as states elicited by reinforcers, with the
states having a set of different functions. This approach leads towards an understanding of …

Dr. Jacqueline N. Crawley, author of the First and Second Editions of What's Wrong with My
Mouse? Behavioral Phenotyping of Transgenic and Knockout Mice, continues to field calls …

Ruminants select nutritious diets from a diverse array of plant species that vary in kinds and
concentrations of nutrients and toxins, and meet their nutritional requirements that vary with …

Building on findings related to physiological and psychological motivations of food
preference, this research develops a framework to examine preferences toward comfort …

Complementary neuronal recordings in primates, and functional neuroimaging in humans,
show that the primary taste cortex in the anterior insula provides separate and combined …

Objective.—To review the scientific literature on the alterations in the senses of taste and
smell in the elderly, including causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Data Sources …

It is hypothesized that food, which is certainly a necessary commodity with powerful positive
reinforcing qualities, also provides a potential threat to organisms, including humans. The …