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TWiN 66: Neuroscience of overeating

This Week in Neuroscience by Vincent Racaniello

Nov 26, 202501:24:11Science & Medicine

TWiN reviews the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of overeating and obesity, the role of the hypothalamus and reward systems in controlling food intake and energy balance, and how dysregulation in these systems lead...

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