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Food for thought: hedonic experience beyond homeostasis in the human brain

Kringelbach, M.L·2004·Neuroscience

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Food intake is an essential human activity regulated by homeostatic and hedonic systems in the brain which has mostly been ignored by the cognitive neurosciences. Yet, the study of food intake integrates fundamental cognitive and emotional processes in the human brain, and can in particular provide evidence on the neural correlates of the hedonic experience central to guiding behaviour. Neuroimaging experiments provide a novel basis for the further exploration of the brain systems involved in the conscious experience of pleasure and reward, and thus provide a unique method for studying the hedonic quality of human experience. Recent neuroimaging experiments have identified some of the regions involved in the cortical networks mediating hedonic experience in the human brain, with the evidence suggesting that the orbitofrontal cortex is the perhaps strongest candidate for linking food and other kinds of reward to hedonic experience. Based on the reviewed literature, a model is proposed to account for the roles of the different parts of the orbitofrontal cortex in this hedonic network.

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  • Neuroimaging studies in humans suggest that pleasure, as measured by subjective ratings, is computed within portions of the orbitofrontal and perhaps insular cortex.

    “Neuroimaging studies in humans suggest that pleasure, as measured by subjective ratings, is computed within portions of the orbitofrontal and perhaps insular cortex ([13](#B13), [99](#B99)).”

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Authors
Kringelbach, M. L.
Affiliations
John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Kringelbach, M.L
Venue
Neuroscience
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-01
Volume
126
Issue
4
Pages
807-819
ISSN
0306-4522 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2150253463
Cited by
236
References
152
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FWCI
0.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
dietary intake, hedonic experience, homeostasis, reward, pleasure, orbitofrontal cortex
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Eating, Emotions, Homeostasis, Humans, Life Change Events, Models, Biological, Motivation, Reward, Smell, Taste, Thinking

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