Booth, David A (2017) Multisensory control of ingestive movements and the myth of food addiction in obesity. Comment on Nazim Keven and Kathleen Akins, Neonatal imitation in context: sensory-motor development in the perinatal period. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40. e381. ISSN 0140-525X

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Abstract

Some individuals have a neurogenetic vulnerability to developing strong facilitation of ingestive movements by learned configurations of biosocial stimuli. Condemning food as addictive is mere polemic, ignoring the contextualised sensory control of the mastication of each mouthful. To beat obesity, the least fattening of widely recognised eating patterns need to be measured and supported.

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Keywords:	Multisensory integration. Food choice. Obesity. Mouthful selection. Food addiction. Strength of hunger.
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF0180 Experimental psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF0608 Will. Volition. Choice. Control Q Science > QP Physiology > QP0001 General Including influence of the environment Q Science > QP Physiology > QP0001 General Including influence of the environment > QP0136 Appetite Q Science > QP Physiology > QP0351 Neurophysiology and neuropsychology Q Science > QP Physiology > QP0351 Neurophysiology and neuropsychology > QP0431 Senses R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology > RM0214 Diet therapy. Dietary cookbooks T Technology > TX Home economics > TX0341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Depositing User:	prof. David Booth
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2016 09:57
Last Modified:	02 Jan 2018 10:47
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/64013

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