Nitya has been eating a large tuna fish sandwich. After eating the first half she is no longer hungry and wraps the other half for later. When she is putting the wrapped sandwich in the fridge she notices a piece of apple pie, and takes a crumb to taste. Eating the crumb of pie makes her hungry again and she has the whole piece. The change from tuna fish to pie has made Nitya hungry again because ____________ have been ____________.

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The reward centers in the brain, particularly in the frontal lobes, can be reactivated by the taste or anticipation of a different, often more palatable food, leading to renewed hunger or desire to eat.

Nitya Has Been Eating a Large Tuna Fish Sandwich