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Simultaneous Detection of c-Fos Activation from Mesolimbic and Mesocortical Dopamine Reward Sites Following Naive Sugar and Fat Ingestion in Rats
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2016
The goal of this study is to identify reward-related distributed brain networks by delineating a reliable immunohistological technique using cellular c-fos activation to measure simultaneous changes in dopamine pathways and terminal sites after novel ingestion of fat and sugar in rats.
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Progressive-ratio Responding for Palatable High-fat and High-sugar Food in Mice
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2012
The present report details the protocol employed to measure the rewarding effects of high-fat food in mice using a progressive ratio operant conditioning task.
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Using an Ingestible Telemetric Temperature Pill to Assess Gastrointestinal Temperature During Exercise
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2015
This study describes an accurate, reliable and non-invasive technique to continuously measure gastrointestinal temperature during exercise. The ingestible telemetric temperature pill is suitable to measure gastrointestinal temperature in laboratory settings as well as in field based settings.
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Fat Preference: A Novel Model of Eating Behavior in Rats
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2014
Dietary fat content influences both energy intake and body fat composition in mammals. By examining rats’ preference for high fat food in a series of choice experiments, it is possible to test genetic differences and pharmacological interventions on their preference for high fat food.
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Phloem and Sugar Transport
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2026
Like many living organisms, plants have tissues that specialize in specific plant functions. For example, shoots are well adapted to rapid growth, while roots are structured to acquire resources efficiently. However, sugar production is primarily restricted to the photosynthetic tissues that reside in the leaves of angiosperm plants. Sugar and other resources are transported from photosynthetic cells to other specialized tissues by a process called translocation.Within a plant, tissues that...
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Taste signals provide an early sensory input that can influence how the brain evaluates energy-rich food. In neuroscience studies, these signals are considered alongside gastrointestinal feedback and circulating nutrients rather than in isolation. This integrated view helps researchers examine how sensory information may shape motivation, appetite, and subsequent feeding behavior.
Gastrointestinal feedback and circulating nutrients provide information about the body's internal response to ingested food. The brain can be studied as an integrator of these signals with taste information, linking ingestion to energy regulation and appetite. Examining all three sources helps clarify how dietary composition relates to feeding-related neural and behavioral outcomes.
Reward-related dopamine pathways are relevant because they participate in neural processes associated with motivation and food-seeking. Investigators examine these pathways together with brain regions involved in learning, appetite, and feeding behavior. This approach helps assess how highly palatable foods may influence behavioral responses and why diet composition matters for reward-related research.
Research on sugar fat ingestion connects dietary exposure with several interacting functions, including motivation, learning, appetite, and feeding behavior. These domains allow investigators to examine whether changes in food-related responses extend beyond immediate taste. The resulting framework supports analysis of how dietary composition may shape neural and behavioral outcomes relevant to overeating.
Experimental sugar-fat feeding models provide a controlled framework for testing how dietary composition shapes neural and behavioral outcomes. Researchers can use them to examine responses related to energy regulation, reward, motivation, appetite, and feeding. These models are especially useful when studying relationships between palatable food exposure and changes in brain function.
These studies can investigate why highly palatable foods may alter food-seeking and intake, while also examining connections to metabolic health. Their applications include research on obesity, overeating, metabolic disease, and diet-related changes in brain function. In neuroscience, the same framework links behavioral observations with reward and energy-regulation systems.