Appetite and Body Weight: Integrative Systems and the Development of Anti-Obesity DrugsTim Kirkham, Steven J Cooper There is now enough basic work to sketch out the principal systems at all levels of the brain, from prefrontal cortex to lower brainstem, which are orchestrated to provide control of food selection, preference and consumption. At the same time, the complex interplay between central systems and signals generated from peripheral systems include the gut, liver and fat stores, as well as the interactions with the neuroendocrine system can be described in some detail. A continuing theme throughout the book is that the functional analysis of appetite and food intake cannot be limited to a single focus, e.g. hypothalamic neuropeptides and their interactions, but must be based on a fully integrated view of the several contributing systems. Appetite and Body Weight: Integrative Systems and the Development of Anti-Obesity Drugs provides an expert guide to the neural, neurochemical, autonomic and endocrine interrelations which underpin appetite and the controls of food intake and body weight. The book covers many of the neurochemical entities that are currently under investigation, including: neuropeptides, leptin, insulin, monoamines and endogenous cannabinoids in relation to appetite and body-weight control. In addition to the neuroscience analysis, there are also chapters that provide an expert guide to some of the key psychological concepts that the researchers believe are essential in trying to understand the phenomena under investigation. The volume will also serve as an authoritative guide to the current emphasis on the development of novel, efficacious anti-obesity medication.
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... Berridge I. Introduction 192 II. Possible Roles of Brain Reward Systems in Eating Disorders 192 III. Understanding Brain Reward Systems for Food “Liking” and “Wanting” 193 10. 11. 12. IV. “Wanting” Without “Liking” 201 V. A vi CONTENTS.
... Berridge (8) The University of Michigan, Department of Psychology (Biopsychology Program), 525 E. University, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA J.M. Brunstrom (11) Bristol University, Department of Experimental Psychology, 8 Woodland Road ...
... Berridge reviews his fertile distinction between “liking” systems in the brain (responsible for the hedonic evaluation of food) and the “wanting” system (underpinning incentive motivation or food craving). Critically, these two ...
... (Berridge, 1996; Berridge and Robinson, 1998). Food intake is a precisely controlled act that can potentially be fatal if the wrong decision is taken to swallow toxins, microorganisms, or nonfood objects on the basis of erroneously ...
... Berridge, 2002). The special importance of food in human life is underlined by the predominance of food symbols and metaphors in human expressions across cultures (Lévi-Strauss, 1964) and the elaborate social constructions regarding ...
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BrainstemHypothalamic Neuropeptides and the Regulation of Feeding | 99 |
The GutBrain Axis in the Control of Eating | 143 |
Integration of Peripheral Adiposity Signals and Psychological Controls of Appetite | 167 |
Brain Reward Systems for Food Incentives and Hedonics in Normal Appetite and Eating Disorders | 191 |
The Role of Palatability in Control of Human Appetite Implications for Understanding and Treating Obesity | 247 |
Learned Influences on Appetite Food Choice and Intake Evidence in Human Beings | 271 |
Gene Environment Interactions and the Origin of the Modern Obesity Epidemic A Novel Nonadaptive Drift Scenario | 301 |
Preclinical Developments in Antiobesity Drugs | 323 |
Clinical Investigations of Antiobesity Drugs | 337 |
Index | 357 |
Color Plates | 373 |
Pharmacology of Food Taste and Learned Flavor Preferences | 217 |
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