Was it something I ate?

Garfield, Alastair S; Lowell, Bradford B · Cell Metab · 2013

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Aversive visceral stimuli, such as those associated with sickness, suppress appetite. Yet an understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying illness-related anorexia has remained elusive. Carter et al. (2013) now identify a specific hindbrain → amygdala circuit that contributes to illness-induced loss of appetite.

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