Dr. Surabhi Bhutani, Assistant Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, recently published a paper with colleagues from Northwestern University and University of Pennsylvania titled ‘Olfactory connectivity mediates sleep-dependent food choices in humans.’ In this paper, Dr. Bhutani and colleagues explored how sleep deprivation causes craving for and consumption of higher calorie foods and whether particular neural pathways and neurotransmitters in the brain can explain this relationship. To read more about this study, click HERE. To hear a podcast about this very interesting research,click HERE and scroll down to the story titled ‘Endocannabinoids cause post sleep-dep binge.’