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Food reinforcement.

Appetite - 1 Jan 2006

Epstein Leonard H, Leddy John J

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The reinforcing value of food, measured by how hard someone is willing to work to obtain food, is influenced by food palatability, food deprivation and food variety, and may be a more powerful determinant of food intake than hedonics or liking. The reinforcing value of food is mediated in part by dopaminergic activity. Genotypes that influence dopamine transport and the density of dopamine D2 receptors interact...

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PMID: 16257474
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2005.04.006

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