Learned overeating: Applying principles of Pavlovian conditioning to explain and treat overeating

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van den Akker, Schyns and Jansen review the application of Pavlovian conditioning principles to eating. They describe how food cues can readily become linked to eating responses through conditioning.

van den Akker, Schyns and Jansen review the application of Pavlovian conditioning principles to eating. They describe how food cues can readily become linked to eating responses through conditioning.

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van den Akker, K., Schyns, G., & Jansen, A. (2018). Learned overeating: Applying principles of Pavlovian conditioning to explain and treat overeating. Current Addiction Reports, 5(2), 223-231. doi:10.1007/s40429-018-0207-x https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-018-0207-x