Brain Food: An Expensive Emotion

Social psychologist Dr. Matthew Lieberman of UCLA spearheaded a study where he and his colleagues scanned the brains of thirty people who were shown pictures of faces expressing strong emotions, such as sorrow and despair. Initially, activity in the amygdala, a part of the brain that is associated with fear, panic, and other intense emotions, incre

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What started as a trickle of evidence has become a deluge of research over the past couple of decades showing that emotions and food are inextricably entwined. Knowing the science empowers us to appreciate and use food's massive effect on how we feel emotionally.

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