Research paper
Spence C, Okajima K, Cheok AD, Petit O, Michel C. “Eating with our eyes: From visual hunger to digital satiation.” Brain and Cognition. 2016;110:53-63. doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2015.08.006. PMID: 26432045.
Why we cite it
Reviews the concept of “visual hunger” — the desire to see food, especially aesthetically appealing food. Examines how viewing food images activates reward-related brain regions and increases desire to eat. Discusses the proliferation of food imagery on social media and its implications for eating behaviour. The phrase digital satiation appears in the paper only in its title. The idea appears in the body once, under another name and attributed to others: ”Pope and her colleagues have recently suggested that this indulgence leading to visual satiation might just be an outlet for actual behaviours that are either obesogenic, or less acceptable in today’s society”, with Larson, Redden & Elder and Redden & Haws in the reference list. So Spence and colleagues relay others’ suggestion that visual satiation may follow over-exposure; they do not themselves propose digital satiation.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2015.08.006 · PubMed 26432045 · Publisher
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