What is Selfish Brain Theory?

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Mushtaq Ahmad

The “Selfish Brain” theory describes the characteristic of the human brain to cover its own, comparably high energy requirements with the utmost of priorities when regulating energy fluxes in the organism. The brain behaves selfishly in this respect. The "Selfish brain" theory amongst other things provides a possible explanation for the origin of obesity, the severe and pathological form of overweight. wikipedia

Hamit Can

http://crpit.com/confpapers/CRPITV83Langemann.pdf

Article The Selfish Brain: Stress and Eating Behavior