Neurobiology of Food and Fluid Intake / Edition 2

by Edward M. Stricker, Stephen Woods

Overview

Like previous handbooks, the present volume is an authoritative and up-to-date compendium of information and perspective on the neurobiology of ingestive behaviors. It is intended to be stimulating and informative to the practitioner, whether neophyte or senior scholar. It is also intended to be accessible to others who do not investigate the biological bases of food and—fluid ingestion, who may teach aspects of this material or simply wonder about the current state of the field. To all readers, we present this handbook as a progress report, recognizing that the present state of the field is much farther along than it was the last time a handbook was published, but mindful of the likelihood that it is not as far along as it will be when the next handbook is prepared. This field has witnessed a spectacular accretion of scientific information since the first handbook was published in 1967. During the generation of science between then and the publication of the second handbook in 1990, numerous scientific reports have substantially changed the perspective and informational base of the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475787429
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	04/26/2013
Series:	Handbooks of Behavioral Neurobiology , #14
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2004. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2004
Pages:	594
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.05(d)

Table of Contents

Essays.- Behavioral Neurobiology of Ingestive Behaviors.- Essays.- Accumbens Dopamine is a Physiological Correlate of the Rewarding and Motivating Effects of Food.- The CNS Physiology of Food Reward.- Essays.- Neurobehavioral Analysis of Taste Function.- Psychophysical Measurement of Human Taste Experience.- Essays.- Our Evolving Understanding of Peptides and the Control of Food Intake.- Brain Insulin and Obesity: From Man to C. elegans.- Review Chapters.- Postnatal Development of Central Feeding Circuits.- The Caudal Brainstem and the Control of Food Intake and Energy Balance.- Review Chapters.- Metabolic Signals in the Control of Food Intake.- Gastrointestinal Signaling in the Control of Food Intake.- The Estrogenic Inhibition of Eating.- Review Chapters.- Anorexia during Disease.- Neural Mechanisms of Anorexia.- Review Chapters.- Studies of Food Intake: Lessons from Nontraditionally Studied Species.- The Control of Eating Behavior in Free-Living Humans.- Review Chapters.- Thirst.- Neurobiology of Sodium Appetite.

Editorial Reviews

The last two decades of research have brought forth that aspects of ingestive behavior can best be understood in a biological context and that physiological responses complementing ingestive behavior are not totally independent of behavior. Also, the multidisciplinary considerations of eating and drinking permit insights into various dysfunctions in human ingestive behavior, and vice versa. These themes are evident in twelve chapters covering the general areas of food intake and caloric homeostasis, food selection, thirst, sodium appetite, and fluid homeostasis. Several essays provide a retrospective analysis of recent progress in the study of human obesity, thirst, and diet selection. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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