Question

Some researchers have suggested that obesity is due to a change in "set point" in the brain that is related to the number of calories a person needs, therefore people eat more than they need and gain weight. Permanently raising the set point would involve a permanent change in which of the following?

Answer 1

Answer:

the sensors

Explanation:

                     According to the researcher, people gain weight and have obesity when the set point in the brain is increased making the person to eat more than the normal and gain more and more calories than required by the body, thus gaining weight.

                    Now if this "set-point" is increased permanently, the sensor in the brain in affected and it will perceive that the person can take more food and his stomach is not full. The sensor of the brain is an important element of the brain which processes and stores sensory information and make behavioral decision based on that.

Hence the answer is the sensors.