'Images of desire': An experimental cognitive approach to understanding and reducing food cravings

对食物的渴望是暴饮暴食的重要前兆，是肥胖和神经性贪食症的危险因素。像许多其他西方国家一样，澳大利亚最近出现了这些疾病的惊人增长。这个项目旨在调查食物渴望的图像基础，并开发有效的技术来减少它。它对澳大利亚国民健康和福祉具有明显的潜在益处，符合国家研究优先事项2，“促进和保持良好健康”。这项研究将明显有助于澳大利亚社会科学的国际形象，并为本科生和研究生提供有价值的研究培训。

Food cravings are an important precursor to binge eating, a risk factor for both obesity and bulimia nervosa. Like many other Western countries, Australia has recently seen an alarming rise in these disorders. This project aims to investigate the imagery basis of food craving and develop effective techniques for its reduction. It has clear potential benefit for Australian national health and well-being, consistent with National Research Priority No. 2, "Promoting and Maintaining Good Health." The research will clearly contribute to the international profile of Australian social science and provide valuable research training for undergraduate and postgraduate students.