via Knowable Magazine on May 24, 2023
The neurons that make us feel hangry
By Amber Dance
The flip side of overeating is anorexia, and there, too, researchers think that investigating AgRP neurons could lead to new treatment strategies. People with anorexia avoid food, to the point of dangerous weight loss. “Eating food is actually aversive,” says Ames Sutton Hickey, a ...