ArticlePhysiology & behavior2020
Behavioral Responses to Sucrose as an Indicator of Positive Hedonic Response Across the First Six Months of Infancy.
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- Brow and Masticatory Muscle Activity Senses Subjective Hedonic Experiences during Food Consumption.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Early Reward Learning and the Origins of Obesity: Food, Non-Food Reward, and Developing Self-Regulation.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- The Regulation of Energy Intake in Infancy: A Narrative Review.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Dynamic concordance between subjective and facial EMG hedonic responses during the consumption of gel-type food.Current research in food science · 2025Article
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- Associations of maternal food addiction, dietary restraint, and pre-pregnancy BMI with infant eating behaviors and risk for overweight.Appetite · 2023Article
- Infant Distress in a Food Delay Task Changes With Development and Predicts Amount Consumed.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
Behavioral responses to sucrose provide an index of positive hedonic response in newborns. In 118 infants, the current study used repeated assessments to explore behavioral responses to sucrose solutions (24%/50% sucrose) compared to water across the first six months of infancy. Lip smacking and bringing fingers to mouth are more likely to occur in response to 24% sucrose relative to water. Tongue protrusions are also more likely to occur for 50% sucrose relative to water. Behavioral responses to sucrose may provide an index of positive hedonic response and could be used to investigate individual differences in the first six months of infancy.
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