Homeostasis I:
Eating & drinking

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Research methods
Methods used to determine
nervous system function 		Kandel Fig. 51-1
Control systems:
Feedback loops 		Figure 20-1.
Servocontrol
feedback loops 		Ralf 11_04
Water and sodium
balance maintenance
Ralf 11_05
Sensors for circulating
H2O & NaCl 		Ralf 11_06
Angiotensin II
antagonists 		Ralf 11_07
Role of angiotensin II
in thirst & drinking 		Ralf 11_08
Brain regions involved
in thirst & drinking
Figure 12-5
The hypothalamic
nuclei 		Fig. 26.8
MFB, LHA, and
local circuits 		Ralf 11_11
Lateral hypothalamic
lesion effects 		Kandel, Fig. 51-5
LH vs. VMH lesions
Fig. 26.10
LH vs. VMH lesions and
body weight set point 		Figure 12-6
Weight gain
and food intake 		Kandel, Fig. 51-4
Set point &
food deprivation 		Figure 12-8
Adipsia, aphasia,
anorexia, & recovery
Fig. 26.12
Regulation of fat &
carbohydrate intake 		Fig. 26.13
Circadian rhythms
for food intake 		Ralf 11_19
Other centers for
feeding regulation 		Fig. 26.11
More complete circuitry
for feeding regulation
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