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and then over here are peripheral signals
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that happen outside the brain, mainly from the body's organs.
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Let's break this down and take it piece by piece
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and show you how it might all fall together.
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Let's start with the brain.
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First of all, the brain and its subsequent physiological reaction
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is affected by external factors.
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The fact that you might seek out certain foods to soothe yourself
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when you're stressed
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means that there are external things going on
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that make certain foods more desirable to you
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at some times than others,