Orexins are hypothalamic neuropeptides originally discovered to play a role in the regulation of feeding behaviour. The broad connections orexin neurons mesocorticolimbic circuitry suggest they may mediating reward-related behaviour beyond homeostatic feeding. Here, we review variety eating-related behaviour, with focus on reward and motivation, neural circuits driving these effects. One emergi...

Each year, millions of dogs worldwide are abandoned by their owners, relinquished to animal shelters, and euthanised because of behaviour problems. Nutrition is rarely considered as one of the possible contributing factors of problem behaviour. This contribution presents an overview of current knowledge on the influence of nutrition on canine behaviour and explores the underlying mechanisms by ...