A physiological control theory of food intake in the rat

Toates, F. M. and Booth, D. A. (1974). A physiological control theory of food intake in the rat. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 3(6) pp. 442–444.

URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/BF033335...

Abstract

The theory that current supply of readily used energy is the primary control in feeding is embodied in a computer model of energy flows from the gut and to or from storage as fat. Values for all parameters are derived from physiological data. Meal patterns and cumulative food intakes are realistically predicted for normal and VMH-lesioned rats.

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• Item ORO ID
• 66502
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 0090-5054
• Keywords
• Physiological Psychology, Hypothalamic Lesion, Lick Rate, Cumulative Food Intake, Ventromedial Hypothalamic Lesion
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Life, Health and Chemical Sciences
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Research Group
• Neuroscience Research Group
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• © 1974 The Psychonomic Society, Inc.
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