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Obese Humans and Rats (Paperback)
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Obese Humans and Rats (Paperback)
Series: Psychology Revivals
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Originally published in 1974, this volume examines the behavioural
similarities of obese humans and animals whose so-called feeding
centre (the ventro-medial hypothalamic nuclei) has been lesioned.
Both the obese human and the VMH-lesioned animal seem to share a
hyposensitivity to the internal (physiological) cues to eating and
hypersensitivity to external cues associated with food. Beginning
with a review, these obese animals and the human obese are compared
point by point on experimental results reported in the literature.
Then, new findings are presented that specifically tested humans
for relationships that are well-established for lesioned animals.
Next, a theoretical framework integrates the human and animal data
to postulate that the relationship of cue prominence and
probability of response is stronger for the obese than for normal.
The causes for this, and the extension of the basis for the obese's
eating behaviour to other areas, are discussed in light of further
experiments that will make this invaluable reading for all
concerned with the history of obesity and the issues of regulatory
behaviour.
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