The activity of certain neurons in the brain may determine when we feel hungry
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A group of brain cells in mice seems to trigger hunger based on what time of day the animals usually eat – and the neurons’ activity can be reset by forcing a change in feeding patterns.
If the results translate to people, it could explain why we tend to feel hungry around our usual breakfast, lunch or dinner times, even if a previous meal was super-sized. “We used to think that hunger slowly creeps in as energy resources…
Article amended on 22 November 2023
The headline of this article has been changed to better reflect the findings of the research.
