A Flip Switch for Binge-eating? (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

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A Flip Switch for Binge-eating? (2 of 2)

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This is a mouse enjoying a bite of a chocolate chip cookie. This relates to a paper in Science by Zhang and van den Pol showing that when the inhibitory nerve cells of the zona incerta are stimulated, mice immediately begin to eat, and they particularly enjoy high fat foods.

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Anthony van den Pol

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