This article discusses the role of the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) in feeding and drinking
and draws on data obtained from lesion and stimulation studies and neurochemical and …

The cerebellum has been considered only as a classical subcortical center for motor control.
However, accumulating experimental and clinical evidences have revealed that the …

There are many advantages to defining emotions as states elicited by reinforcers, with the
states having a set of different functions. This approach leads towards an understanding of …

The organization of projections from the macaque orbital and medial prefrontal cortex
(OMPFC) to the hypothalamus and related regions of the diencephalon and midbrain was …

'The Orbitofrontal Cortex'explores a part of the brain that is important in human emotion,
pleasure, decision-making, valuation, and personality. In ten chapters the book describes …

Accumulating anatomical, functional, and behavioral studies reveal that the cerebellum is
involved in the regulation of various visceral functions including feeding control. Cerebellar …

The lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) and the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH)
have historically been implicated in ingestive behavior, energy balance and body mass …

The author outlines a theory of motivation that attempts to integrate psychoanalytic theory
with current psychological thinking and research. Emotions and other sensory feeling states …

Object Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an effective therapy for an increasing
number of brain disorders. Recently demonstrated DBS of the posterior hypothalamus as a …

Publisher Summary It is clear that the brain has evolved a mechanism for sensing the levels
of ambient glucose. Teleologically, this is likely to be a function of its requirement for glucose …