PSYC 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Conditioned Taste Aversion, Classical Conditioning, Serotonergic
25 Nov 2017
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Two categories: set point theories assumption: hunger is a response to an energy need. Satiety signals based on the volume and nutritive density of food consumed, influence bow much we eat to a point. Snu snu (sex and reproduction) regulated by the activity of neuroendocrine system: adaptive, while also very costly, endocrine glands release chemicals directly into the blood stream. Hormones cycle persists if female and male pituitaries are. Hormonal activity (feedback circuit allows it to switched, therefore, the pituitary is not unique over gender, its because of the hypothalamus regulate itself) Hormones are released in pulses large discharges. Located in the medial preoptic are of the several times a day, lasting a couple minutes hypothalamus of sexual activity. Larger in males, due to estradiol shortly after birth. Size is correlated to testosterone levels and aspects. Sdn itself doesn"t play a huge role, but the area around it does (medial preopric area of the hypothalamus)
