Foraging minds in modern environments
High-calorie and savory-taste biases in human food spatial memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11364802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachelle de Vries (0000-0002-2680-6147, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author), Emely De Vet (0000-0002-4452-2367, Wageningen University & Research), Kees de Graaf (0000-0003-3056-4950, Wageningen University & Research), Sanne Boesveldt (0000-0002-9560-6093, Wageningen University & Research) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 152 |
| Pages | 104718 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Appetite (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6663 • E-ISSN: 1095-8304 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.appet.2020.104718 |
| PMID | 32333957 |
| OpenAlex | W3018859451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 54 |
Human memory may show sensitivity to content that carried fitness-relevance throughout evolutionary history. We investigated whether biases in human food spatial memory exist and influence the eating behavior of individuals within the modern food environment. In two lab studies with distinct samples of 88 participants, individuals had to re-locate foods on a map in a computer-based spatial memory task using visual (Study 1) or olfactory (Study 2) cues that signaled sweet and savory high- and low-calorie foods. Individuals consistently displayed an enhanced memory for locations of high-calorie and savory-tasting foods - regardless of hedonic evaluations, personal experiences with foods, or the time taken to encode food locations. However, we did not find any clear effects of the high-calorie or savory-taste bias in food spatial memory on eating behavior. Findings highlight that content matters deeply for the faculty of human food spatial memory and indicate an implicit cognitive system presumably attuned to ancestral priorities of optimal foraging
Biology · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Food choice · Foraging · Human memory · Taste · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques · Medicine · Multisensory perception and integration · Neuroscience · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |