Decision-Making Part Of Brain Is Affected By Hunger Hormones, Study Says This Drives Eating Choices

This is a first-of-its-kind study, as it shows how hunger hormones can directly impact activity in the brain's hippocampus when an animal is trying to decide which food to eat. 

The decision-making part of the brain can directly be impacted by a hunger hormone produced in the gut. This drives one's eating choices, according to a new study published in the journal Neuron. ( Image Source :Getty )

The decision-making part of the brain can directly be impacted by a hunger hormone produced in the gut. This drives one's eating choices, according to a new study published in the journal Neuron. The study, led by researchers from University College London, was conducted in mice. This is a first-of-its-kind study, as it shows how hunger hormones can directly impact activity in the brain's hippocampus when an animal is trying to decide which food to eat.  As part of the study, the