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A pharmacologist recently developed a drug that, in theory, should have an effect on the activity of the lateral hypothalamus. It is likely that such a drug would have an effect on appetite. A small pilot experiment is designed to test this hypothesis. A pharmacologist recently developed a drug that, in theory, should have an effect on the activity of the lateral hypothalamus. It is likely that such a drug would have an effect on appetite. A small pilot experiment is designed to test this hypothesis.


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