Tag: cravings
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Matthew Will, University of Missouri – Cravings
Which part of your brain is responsible for giving in to cravings? Matthew Will, associate professor in the department of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri, finds out. Will’s lab researches the neurological underpinnings of addiction. Using rats, he studies the neural networks in the brain that motivate humans and animals to seek out…
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Ivan de Araujo – Yale University – Craving Calories
Are humans hard-wired to crave sweet treats? Dr. Ivan de Araujo, an associate professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, is analyzing the relationship our brain chemistry shares with the sugary snacks everyone loves. A natural of São Paulo, Brazil, Ivan de Araújo attended the University of Brasilia, from where he received his BA (Philosophy) and MA…