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Erschienen in: Gynäkologische Endokrinologie 2/2017

23.03.2017 | Adipositas | Leitthema

Die Selfish-Brain-Theorie

verfasst von: Prof. Dr. med. A. Peters

Erschienen in: Gynäkologische Endokrinologie | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Zusammenfassung

Die Selfish-Brain-Theorie beschreibt die Fähigkeit des menschlichen Gehirns, die Energieversorgung des Organismus so zu regeln, dass es vorrangig den eigenen, im Vergleich mit anderen Organen hohen Bedarf deckt. Das Gehirn verhält sich insofern „selbstsüchtig“ – egoistisch (engl. „selfish“). Die Selfish-Brain-Theorie liefert u. a. einen neuartigen Erklärungsansatz für die Entstehung von Adipositas. Die Grundlagen der Theorie wurden 1998 gelegt. Interdisziplinäre Forschung konnte die Grundsätze der Theorie inzwischen experimentell bestätigen.
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Metadaten
Titel
Die Selfish-Brain-Theorie
verfasst von
Prof. Dr. med. A. Peters
Publikationsdatum
23.03.2017
Verlag
Springer Medizin
Schlagwörter
Adipositas
Adipositas
Erschienen in
Gynäkologische Endokrinologie / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1610-2894
Elektronische ISSN: 1610-2908
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10304-017-0122-6

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