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Eating Healthy vs. Your Own Brain
New York Magazine: There are many, many obstacles to reaching for an apple instead of a candy bar, and a new study out of Canada helps illuminate some of them. To the press release: Will that
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Nel cervello c’è una “centralina” per le calorie del cibo (In the brain there is a “controller” for the calories of the food)
La Stampa: Il cervello è naturalmente dotato di una “centralina” per calcolare le calorie degli alimenti che elabora insieme ai dati nutrizionali, secondo uno studio basato su immagini di risonanza magnetica. La ricerca, realizzata dall’équipe
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Books to Check Out: November 2014
To submit a new book, email [email protected]. A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication by Richard Jackson Harris and Fred W. Sanborn; Taylor & Francis, 2014. Age of Opportunity: Lessons From the New Science of Adolescence
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Brain Activity Provides Evidence for Internal “Calorie Counter”
As you glance over a menu or peruse the shelves in a supermarket, you may be thinking about how each food will taste and whether it’s nutritious, or you may be trying to decide what
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Your Fellow Diners’ Size May Affect How Much You Eat
NPR: Your dining companion may have more influence over your eating habits than you realize. We’ve known that people often have friends with similar body weights, but new research suggests that dining with an overweight companion may
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The joys of grazing
The Guardian: “The commonest thing is delightful, if only one hides it,” wrote Oscar Wilde in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Perhaps this is why illicit fridge grazing – that slice of ham folded swiftly
