David Benton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5486102 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Benton |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Benton |
| SIGNATURE | BENTON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4068-8124 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of interoception in age-related obesity
The obesity pandemic and its adverse effect on health and quality of life are well established. In younger populations, interoception and aberrant eating behaviour contribute to overconsumption and being overweight. Although the incidence of obesity is higher in older individuals, they remain under-researched in the obesity literature. Therefore, the present study considered the role of general (interoceptive sensibility) and appetite-specific (h…
Reduced Functional Connectivity of the Default Mode and Salience Networks in Disinhibited Eaters
Towards personalised nutrition
Habitual water intake is associated with improved mood, cognition and cardiovascular health in older adults
The influence of hydromineral balance on mood in humans
The development of the predisposition to dehydration questionnaire
Effects of Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation on Stress, Mild Psychiatric Symptoms, and Mood in Nonclinical Samples
OBJECTIVE: Biochemical processes in the brain affect mood. Minor dietary inadequacies, which are responsible for a small decline in an enzyme's efficiency, could cumulatively influence mood states. When diet does not provide an optimal intake of micronutrients, supplementation is expected to benefit mood. This meta-analysis evaluated the influence of diet supplementation on mood in nonclinical samples. METHODS: Databases were evaluated and studie…
The effect of the macro-nutrient composition of breakfast on cognitive performance
Mood and the macro-nutrient composition of breakfast and the mid-day meal
The effect of the consumption of water on the memory and attention of children
Role of parents in the determination of the food preferences of children and the development of obesity
The effects of nutrients on mood
A recent major theory was that a meal high in carbohydrate increased the rate that tryptophan enters the brain, leading to an increase in the level of the neurotransmitter serotonin that modulates mood. Although such a mechanism may be important under laboratory conditions it is unlikely to be of significance following the eating of any typical meal. As little as 2–4% of the calories of a meal as protein will prevent an increased availability of …
The supply of glucose to the brain and cognitive functioning
Unlike other organs the energy requirement of the brain is met almost exclusively by aerobic glucose degradation (Siesjo, 1978). The energy requirement of the brain is 20–30% of the whole organism at rest, although its weight is only 2%. The energy stores in the brain are extremely small when compared with the high rate of glucose utilisation: thus the brain is reliant on a continuous glucose supply. Only about 30% of glucose is required for dire…
Do Low Cholesterol Levels Slow Mental Processing
The plasma cholesterol levels of 279 students were measured and related to decision and movement times in choice reaction time tasks with one, two, four, and eight lamps. In female subjects, low plasma cholesterol levels were associated with slower movement times and, when responding to one or two lamps, slower decision times. In male subjects, there was a nonlinear relationship between cholesterol level and decision times. Because these data are…
Hormones and Human Aggression
The influence of dibutyryl cyclic cmp on aggression in the mouse
Cytidine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (cCMP) and its associated enzymes have recently been identified in a number of mammalian tissues. The analogy with other cyclic nucleotides leads to speculation that it may prove to be a second messenger for some neurotransmitters and/or hormones. In this study we examined the possibility that cCMP may modulate aggressive behaviour. When dibutyryl cCMP (250 μg and 2.5 mg/k SC) was administered to mice it proved…
Is the concept of dominance useful in understanding rodent behaviour
Factors Influencing Maternal Attack on Conspecific Intruders by Lactating Female “To” Strain Mice
Factors regulating maternal attack in “TO” strain mice were investigated to determine 1) optimal conditions for inducing this behaviour and 2) the likely utility of this activity. Lactating females were more likely to attack male intruders than female intruders. The mate's presence reduced maternal attack in this strain, or (putting it conversely) aggression was generated in the male's absence. Removal of the mothers from their litters for four t…
Comparison of agonistic behavior in individually-housed male mice with those cohabiting with females
Videotape recordings of male mice group-housed, individually-housed and cohabiting with females, were rated for their agonistic behavior in a “standard opponent” test. Previously mated male mice showed more fighting than isolated or grouped males. Marked differences in other social and non-social behaviors, which could not be accounted for in terms of increased fighting, were not evident. These results suggest that agonistic behavior may be usefu…
Effects of Age at Differential Housing and the Duration of Individual Housing/Grouping on Lntermale Fighting Behavior and Adrenocortical Activity in to Strain Mice
A study of the effects of the duration of individual and group housing on intermale fighting and adrenocortical activity was conducted in TO strain mice. It was found that fighting and threat increased with progressive isolation up to an asymptote at 56–58 days. ‘Basal’ adrenocortical function differed little under the 2 housing conditions, but after ‘stress,’ mice isolated for short periods, which had not fought when tested for aggression, had l…
Effects of Age at Differential Housing and the Duration of Individual Housing/Grouping on Lntermale Fighting Behavior and Adrenocortical Activity in to Strain Mice
A study of the effects of the duration of individual and group housing on intermale fighting and adrenocortical activity was conducted in TO strain mice. It was found that fighting and threat increased with progressive isolation up to an asymptote at 56–58 days. ‘Basal’ adrenocortical function differed little under the 2 housing conditions, but after ‘stress,’ mice isolated for short periods, which had not fought when tested for aggression, had l…
Comparison of agonistic behavior in individually-housed male mice with those cohabiting with females
Videotape recordings of male mice group-housed, individually-housed and cohabiting with females, were rated for their agonistic behavior in a “standard opponent” test. Previously mated male mice showed more fighting than isolated or grouped males. Marked differences in other social and non-social behaviors, which could not be accounted for in terms of increased fighting, were not evident. These results suggest that agonistic behavior may be usefu…
Factors Influencing Maternal Attack on Conspecific Intruders by Lactating Female “To” Strain Mice
Factors regulating maternal attack in “TO” strain mice were investigated to determine 1) optimal conditions for inducing this behaviour and 2) the likely utility of this activity. Lactating females were more likely to attack male intruders than female intruders. The mate's presence reduced maternal attack in this strain, or (putting it conversely) aggression was generated in the male's absence. Removal of the mothers from their litters for four t…
Is the concept of dominance useful in understanding rodent behaviour
The influence of dibutyryl cyclic cmp on aggression in the mouse
Cytidine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (cCMP) and its associated enzymes have recently been identified in a number of mammalian tissues. The analogy with other cyclic nucleotides leads to speculation that it may prove to be a second messenger for some neurotransmitters and/or hormones. In this study we examined the possibility that cCMP may modulate aggressive behaviour. When dibutyryl cCMP (250 μg and 2.5 mg/k SC) was administered to mice it proved…
Hormones and Human Aggression
Do Low Cholesterol Levels Slow Mental Processing
The plasma cholesterol levels of 279 students were measured and related to decision and movement times in choice reaction time tasks with one, two, four, and eight lamps. In female subjects, low plasma cholesterol levels were associated with slower movement times and, when responding to one or two lamps, slower decision times. In male subjects, there was a nonlinear relationship between cholesterol level and decision times. Because these data are…
The supply of glucose to the brain and cognitive functioning
Unlike other organs the energy requirement of the brain is met almost exclusively by aerobic glucose degradation (Siesjo, 1978). The energy requirement of the brain is 20–30% of the whole organism at rest, although its weight is only 2%. The energy stores in the brain are extremely small when compared with the high rate of glucose utilisation: thus the brain is reliant on a continuous glucose supply. Only about 30% of glucose is required for dire…
The effects of nutrients on mood
A recent major theory was that a meal high in carbohydrate increased the rate that tryptophan enters the brain, leading to an increase in the level of the neurotransmitter serotonin that modulates mood. Although such a mechanism may be important under laboratory conditions it is unlikely to be of significance following the eating of any typical meal. As little as 2–4% of the calories of a meal as protein will prevent an increased availability of …
Role of parents in the determination of the food preferences of children and the development of obesity
The effect of the consumption of water on the memory and attention of children
The effect of the macro-nutrient composition of breakfast on cognitive performance
Mood and the macro-nutrient composition of breakfast and the mid-day meal
Effects of Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation on Stress, Mild Psychiatric Symptoms, and Mood in Nonclinical Samples
OBJECTIVE: Biochemical processes in the brain affect mood. Minor dietary inadequacies, which are responsible for a small decline in an enzyme's efficiency, could cumulatively influence mood states. When diet does not provide an optimal intake of micronutrients, supplementation is expected to benefit mood. This meta-analysis evaluated the influence of diet supplementation on mood in nonclinical samples. METHODS: Databases were evaluated and studie…
The development of the predisposition to dehydration questionnaire
Towards personalised nutrition
Habitual water intake is associated with improved mood, cognition and cardiovascular health in older adults
The influence of hydromineral balance on mood in humans
Reduced Functional Connectivity of the Default Mode and Salience Networks in Disinhibited Eaters
The role of interoception in age-related obesity
The obesity pandemic and its adverse effect on health and quality of life are well established. In younger populations, interoception and aberrant eating behaviour contribute to overconsumption and being overweight. Although the incidence of obesity is higher in older individuals, they remain under-researched in the obesity literature. Therefore, the present study considered the role of general (interoceptive sensibility) and appetite-specific (h…
Psychology (18 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Biology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Diet and metabolism studies (6 works) · Mood (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Aggression (5 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (5 works)