



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.
Scientific Research and Publications on Evolutionary Medicine, Neuroscience, Human Behavior, Cultural and Medical Anthopology, and Sociology


This paper proposes an integrative framework for human nutrition that combines nutrient ecology with state-dependent physiological regulation governed by the autonomic nervous system.