Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Andrea B Suarez"
- Andrea B Suarez's research primarily focuses on the influence of olfactory cues from maternal sources on the acceptance and ingestion of various tastes in early developmental stages of altricial species, particularly in rat models.
- Findings suggest that familiar odors, especially maternal ones, enhance the intake of aversive substances like bitter flavors, indicating a complex interaction between sensory experiences and feeding behaviors during critical periods of development.
- Suarez's studies also explore how prenatal and postnatal exposure to specific odors can modulate taste preferences and motivations, potentially altering the hedonic value of both appetitive and aversive stimuli, which has implications for understanding flavor acceptance and food intake in infants.
