The activity of certain neurons in the brain may determine when we feel hungry
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A group of brain cells in mice seems to trigger hunger based on what time of day the animals usually eat – and the neurons’ activity can be reset by forcing a change in feeding patterns.
If the results translate to people, it could explain why we tend to feel hungry around our usual breakfast, lunch or dinner times, even if a previous meal was super-sized. “We used to think that hunger slowly creeps in as energy resources…
Source link : https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403657-brain-cells-that-tell-mice-its-time-to-eat-may-also-be-in-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=health
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Publish date : 2023-11-21 06:00:54
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