Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience podcast

2. Neurobiology of appetite regulation

3/10/2010

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

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48:25

Phil tells Sam why his weight is fairly stable, what happens in his brain when he gets hungry and what changes when he has eaten. We talk about the adipostat, leptin, ghrelin and obesity, why we choose particular foods and how dopamine, opioids and (probably) serotonin are involved.

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2. Neurobiology of appetite regulation

Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience

More episodes from "Swansea University Medical School: Neuroscience"

7. Neurological basis of movement

6. Pain pathways

5. Addiction

4. Autonomic nervous system

3. Neurotransmitters

2. Neurobiology of appetite regulation

1. Action potentials and synapses