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Neural and hormonal mechanisms involved in the control of eating

Psychology

A Level

AQA

5m 50s

in Issues and options in Psychology

In this podcast we will be looking at neural and hormonal mechanisms involved in the control of eating behaviour, including the role of the hypothalamus and the hormones; Ghrelin and Leptin.
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Tutors:

Jean Marc Lawton

EATING BEHAVIOUR

Neural & hormonal mechanisms involved in the control of eating – task

  • Listen to the following podcast in pairs

 

  • One of each pair should compose a set of questions that they would ask the speakers about the role of the hypothalamus in controlling eating behaviour:

 

  1. One question on the role of the lateral hypothalamus
  2. One question on the role of the ventromedial hypothalamus
  3. One question on dual process theory
  4. One question on set point theory

 

 

  • Read the questions out aloud, one by one, with the other person in the pair replying using information contained within the podcast

 

  • The other person in the pair should compose a set of questions that they would ask the speakers about the role hormonal mechanisms in controlling eating behaviour

 

  1. Two questions on the role of leptin
  2. Two questions on the role of ghrelin

 

  • Read the questions out aloud, one by one, with the other person in the pair replying using information contained within the podcast

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