'An informative and engaging tour through the psychology, neuroscience, and physiology of hunger. Richard J. Stevenson integrates a wealth of scientific findings together with clinical assessments of eating disorders and obesity, and cultural and historical accounts, which will be useful to both students and specialists.' Kent Berridge, James Olds Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Michigan, USA 'This is a wonderful book that is highly informed, well researched and eloquent in its articulation. It gives a wonderful and insightful overview of the nature of human hunger.' James Stubbs, Professor of Appetite and Energy Balance, University of Leeds, UK 'Richard J. Stevenson's book is a very valuable, well-written and timely study, which brings together some formerly disparate areas of research. He recently published in an academic journal a new way of understanding feeding, which is based upon learning and memory. This forms a central feature here. It does not supersede older incentive motivation theories but enriches them.' Frederick Toates, Emeritus Professor of Biological Psychology, Open University, UK 'Hunger, eating and their causes are the least understood of our routine behaviors. Richard J. Stevenson has elegantly combined his critical insight with his vast scientific knowledge to analyze and unravel the complex amalgamation of how biological, social, cultural and other influences determine why, when, what and how much we eat.' Stephen C. Woods, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and Director of the Obesity Research Center, University of Cincinnati, USA
