insulin and glucagon are secreted by the...

When glucose levels fall to low this is detected by the ...

When the LH detects that glucose levels are too low we should get hungry and start the search for food...this is also controlled by a neurotransmitter called ....which is a powerful stimulant of hunger

The ventromedial hypothalamus is the brain's

As glucose levels go up from eating, the ventromedial hypothalamus detects the increase of glucose levels and when glucose levels reach a specific level, the VH makes us

Damage to the VH could lead to

Damage to the LH could lead to

Reeves and Plum (1969): Case study a lady who weight doubled in two years. Post mortem showed a tumour on her ....

Hormone found in stomach, as stomach empties this hormones increases, signalling to the LH to start releasing neuropeptide y making us feel hungry

Ghrelin is an appetite

Wren et al (2001) injected her participants with ghrelin and found that this led to

As fat levels go up in the body so do levels of the hormone

Leptin is an appetite

Problems in detecting leptin levels or producing leptin could lead to ...

Licinio studied a rare genetic condition where people could not produce leptin, these people were all...

Obesity can be treated with leptin replacement therapy, Licinio found that this led to

Lesions on the LH of rats caused aphagia (cessation of all eating)

Lesions on the VMH of rats caused hyperphagia (overeating) leading to severe obesity

Gold (1973) says that VHM lesions do not lead to hyperphagia, this only happens when another area of hypothalamus is also affected called the paraventricular nucleus but...

Researcher who says...Biochemical explanations of under and over eating ignore the role of socio-cultural cues that dictate when we should eat , regular mealtimes and routines