Eating represents a choice among many alternative behaviors. The purpose of this review is
to provide an overview of how food reinforcement and behavioral choice theory are related …

This report reviews findings from studies that have investigated whether abnormalities in
reward from food intake and anticipated food intake increase risk for obesity. Self-report and …

Hyperinsulinemia is associated with obesity and pancreatic islet hyperplasia, but whether
insulin causes these phenomena or is a compensatory response has remained unsettled for …

Obesity is increasing in severity and prevalence in the United States and represents a major
public health issue. No effective pharmacologic treatment leading to sustained weight loss …

Easy access to palatable food and an abundance of food‐related cues exacerbate non‐
homeostatic feeding. The metabolic and economical sequelae of non‐homeostatic feeding …

A positive linear correlation between dopamine and serotonin release was found in the
ventromedial hypothalamus and in the lateral hypothalamic area in fasting rats and in fed …

Catecholamines are essential organizers of the developing brain. Throughout life, they are
involved, eg, in the regulation of body weight and metabolism by specific hypothalamic …

The present study was undertaken to examine the relationships among the levels of nitric
oxide (NO), monoamines, and blood glucose in the diabetic hippocampus. The levels of NO …

Aim: To determine if central serotonin (5-HT)-induced satiety is altered in obesity. Methods:
Obese and lean Zucker rats received infusion of 5-HT (5μg/0.5 μl/h) or saline into the …

Paraventricular (PVN) concentrations of neuropeptide Y (NPY), serotonin (5-HT) and
dopamine (DA) in anorectic tumor-bearing (TB) rats were measured before and after tumor …