The cortical location of hunger and thirst: a multifunctional study in sheep

与肥胖相关的问题日益严重。这些影响促成了一种全球流行病，现在它的比例超过了传染病和（具有讽刺意味的）营养不良。干渴症的影响不太明显，但可能具有破坏性，尽管规模较小。 社区中的老年人和精神病患者的口渴机制受损，这对他们的生活产生了巨大的影响，特别是在长时间的炎热天气中。这些实验的目的是了解支撑这些驱动力的基本大脑机制。这一认识将在促进健康和预防性保健方面对社区产生深远的影响。

The escalating problems associated with obesity are immense. These effects contribute to a global epidemic that now eclipses both infectious diseases and (ironically) undernutrition in its proportions. The effects of disorders of thirst are less apparent but potentially devastating albeit on a smaller scale. The elderly and psychotic in the community have impaired thirst mechanisms which impacts on their life in a dramatic way particularly during prolonged hot weather. The aims of these experiments are to understand the basic brain mechanisms that underpin these drives. This understanding will have far reaching repercussions for the community both in terms of promoting good health and in preventative health care.