ea0015s10 | New twists in appetite/satiety signalling pathways | SFEBES2008
Luckman Simon
We have a relatively poor understanding of how the brain regulates appetite or why it can fail to do so during the development of obesity. Furthermore, neuroactive drugs are being suggested as potential pharmaceutical treatments often without a clear understanding of their mode of action. Energy-sensing systems of the brainstem and hypothalamus must engage higher motivational systems in order to enable adaptive responses. This is an important area of research as higher cogniti...