AgRP neuron activity promotes associations between sensory and nutritive signals to guide flavor preference

• Main Authors: Nathaniel T. Nyema (Author), Aaron D. McKnight (Author), Alexandra G. Vargas-Elvira (Author), Heather M. Schneps (Author), Elizabeth G. Gold (Author), Kevin P. Myers (Author), Amber L. Alhadeff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The learned associations between sensory cues (e.g., taste, smell) and nutritive value (e.g., calories, post-ingestive signaling) of foods powerfully influences our eating behavior [1], but the neural circuits that mediate these associations are not well understood. Here, we examined the...