[HN Gopher] More filling? Tastes great? How flies, and maybe peo...
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       More filling? Tastes great? How flies, and maybe people, choose
       their food
        
       Author : gmays
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2021-07-07 15:36 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | flyingbeanstalk wrote:
       | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24423-y is the paper
       | in case anyone wants to actually give the paper a read
        
       | ElViajero wrote:
       | > "The hungrier they are, the more likely they will tolerate
       | bitter taste to obtain more calories."
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       | I share that feeling with flies, after my 3rd trip to the fridge
       | suddenly that
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       | > The researchers found that patterns of neuronal activity in the
       | fan-shaped body change adaptively when novel food choices are
       | introduced, which dictates the fly's decision over what food to
       | eat.
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       | I moved countries a few years ago, and I did the same. I have
       | created a new scale of food that I like from the exposure to new
       | tastes. You need to adapt to the available food. As option B,
       | many people seems to opt for stores that sell products from their
       | original culture so they do not need to change. I guess that
       | flies were not given that option.
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       | I guess, I hope, that not just me and flies have this behavior.
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       | > They found they could change a fly's choice by manipulating
       | neurons in areas of the brain that feed into the fan-shaped body.
       | 
       | And they found the solution to eating too much ice-cream and too
       | little salad. Where do I need to sign-up? :)
        
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