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52 Brain Facts 

Myth or fact? Some neurotransmitters travel backwards across the synapse.

December 14, 2015March 22, 2016 knowingneurons 2 Comments 52 Brain Facts, Axon, Hunger, Marijuana, neurotransmitter, Receptor, Retrograde, Synapse, THC
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Can Looking at Food Photos Ruin Your Dinner? by Knowing Neurons
Did You Know? Sensation and Perception 

Can Looking at Food Photos Ruin Your Dinner?

November 27, 2013March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 1 Comment 2013, Advertising, Elder, Food, Hunger, Instagram, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Larson, Photo, Satiation, Satiation from sensory simulation: Evaluating foods decreases enjoyment of similar foods
How many advertisements do you see each day?  If you could count them all (billboards, television commercials, sidebar advertisements on your Facebook feed), it would add up to almost 5,000! … Read more
Sleep ‘til you’re Hungry. Eat ‘til you’re Sleepy. via Knowing Neurons
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Sleep ‘til you’re Hungry. Eat ‘til you’re Sleepy.

November 25, 2013March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 7 Comments 2013, Brandeis, Drosophila, Fruit fly, Ghrelin, Hunger, Insomnia, Leslie Griffith, Neuron, Neuropeptide Y, NPY, obesity, Short Neuropeptide F Is a Sleep-Promoting Inhibitory Modulator, Sleep, sNPF
Have you ever tried to go to sleep hungry?  Believe me, it doesn’t work.  You just end up lying in bed, listening to your stomach growl, and dreaming about your… Read more

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