The Claim
Self-reported food craving is positively associated with instrumental behavior (spacebar presses to retrieve food memories) in healthy adults.
What the research says
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In healthy adults, people who report stronger cravings for food also press a spacebar more often to recall food-related memories, even when no food is available.
See the scientific wording
Self-reported food craving is positively associated with instrumental behavior (spacebar presses to retrieve food memories) in healthy adults, suggesting that subjective desire may be reflected in motivated actions even in the absence of reward availability.
When someone strongly desires a food, brain areas that store memories of that food become active, and this triggers automatic actions to seek out those memories, even when no food is available.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Connecting self-report and instrumental behavior during incubation of food craving in humans
People who say they really want a certain food also press a button more to see pictures or memories of that food—even when they can’t eat it—because their desire makes them act on it.
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