Hedonic Eating
How the Pleasure of Food Affects Our Brains and Behavior
Dr Nicole Avena
Author Information
Dr. Nicole Avena is a research psychologist and neuroscientists who is an expert in the fields of nutrition, diet and addiction. She received a Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Princeton University in 2006, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Rockefeller University. She has published over 60 scholarly journal articles on topics related to diet, nutrition and overeating. Her research achievements have been honored by awards from groups including the NY Academy of Sciences, the American Psychological Association, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Contributors:
Marc Potenza, Yale University
Kevin Myers, Bucknell University
Annette Horstmann, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences & University of Leipzig
Ashley Mason & Elissa Epel, University of California, San Francisco
Margaret Leitch, University of Calgary; & Allan Geliebter, Mt Sinai St. Luke's Hospital & Touro College and University System
Kyle S. Burger, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Pranish A. Kantak, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Abigail J. Sanders, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Susana Peciña, Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Michigan, Dearborn
Kent Berridge, University of Michigan
Alexis Conason, New York Obesity Research Center
Wendy M. Stein & Kathleen Keller, Pennsylvania State University
Emily Sullivan, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine & University of Michigan
Alastair Tulloch, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine & University of Michigan
Ashley Gearhardt, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine & University of Michigan