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      Gustatory hedonic value: potential function for forebrain control of brainstem taste processing.

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      Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
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          Among well-nourished populations, eating beyond homeostatic needs when presented with caloric-dense palatable food evidences the assertion that an increasing proportion of consumption is driven by pleasure, not just by the need for calories. This presents a major health crisis because the affective component of foods constitutes a behavioral risk factor that promotes over consumption [Sorensen, L.B., Moller, P., Flint, A., Martens, M., Raben, A., 2003. Effect of sensory perception of foods on appetite and food intake: a review of studies on humans. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. 27, 1152-1166; Yeomans, M.R., Blundell, J.E., Leshem, M., 2004. Palatability: response to nutritional need or need-free stimulation of appetite? Br. J. Nutr. 92 (Suppl. 1), S3-S14]. Overweight or obese individuals have an increased risk of developing hypertension, stroke, heart disease, chronic musculoskeletal problems, type-2 diabetes, and certain types of cancers [Hill, J.O., Catenacci, V., Wyatt, H.R., 2005. Obesity: overview of an epidemic. Psychiatr. Clin. N. Am. 28, 1-23, vii]. The etiology of obesity is complex involving genetic, metabolic, and behavioral factors, but ultimately results from long-term energy imbalance. Evidence indicates that learned and some forms of unlearned control of ingestive behavior driven by palatability (i.e. hedonic value) are critically dependent on reciprocal interactions between brainstem gustatory nuclei and the ventral forebrain. This review discusses the current understanding of centrifugal control of taste processing in subcortical gustatory nuclei and the potential role of such modulation in hedonic responding.

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          Journal
          Neurosci Biobehav Rev
          Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
          Elsevier BV
          0149-7634
          0149-7634
          Oct 2008
          : 32
          : 8
          Affiliations
          [1 ] University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, 500 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40292, United States. robert.lundy@louisville.edu
          Article
          S0149-7634(08)00113-9 NIHMS60135
          10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.07.002
          2736792
          18675299
          8ee61513-662d-408e-9ceb-23237752c524
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