Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2015/Hanger

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Hey! I had a look through your chapter and it looks great. I like that you have little boxes that have fun facts and links so people can read more about it. The snickers ad is a great addition! Good luck! U3096927 (discuss • contribs) 11:08, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

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I added a few paragraphs under the heading 'The brain and energy' and included references. The changes I made can be found here. I found a few articles that may also be of use to you: one on Carbohydrate ingestion, blood glucose and mood and another on Carbohydrate memory and mood.

The first one has a good case study you might like to use on Quolla Indians (I just copied and pasted this from the article: "The Quolla Indians live at a high altitude in Peru and are known for their high murder rate and family feuds. Among anthropologists their claim to fame is that “these Andean highlanders are portrayed as perhaps the meanest and most unlikeable people on earth”. Bolton (1973) noted that many acts of violence appeared to be irrational, even to the Quolla, as they were stimulated by the most minor of events. As a violent response was not culturally approved Bolton wondered if the aggression of the Quolla was a reaction to food. He noticed a strong craving for sugar and considered the possibility that their aggression reflected a tendency to develop low levels of blood glucose. Bolton found that in those ranked as most aggressive there was a tendency for their blood glucose to fall to low values in a GTT (glucose tolerance test)." The second one also has an interesting section on the short and long-term effects of carbohydrate on mood. Hope this helps! U3083676 (discuss • contribs) 23:36, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Bolton, R. (1973). Aggression and hypoglycemia among the quolla: a study in psycho-biological anthropology. Ethology,12, 227–257

Oh wow, thank you, u3083676! You are a superstar! I was about to fill that section in, but you've done an excellent job :) Case study is a great idea too, I hadn't heard of that before U3036889 (discuss • contribs) 03:08, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

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