Chewing as a Brainstem-Mediated Stress Modulator: An Evolutionary Hypothesis Linking Orofacial Neural Activation to Emotional Eating and Obesity

A theoretical neuroscience hypothesis proposing that mastication evolved as a cranial-nerve-mediated transition behavior guiding the nervous system from sympathetic to parasympathetic states.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15611696

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