Working Paper 03 - Daily Ingestive Signals as Autonomic Regulators:

Key Points

• This framework aims to explore how repeated consumptive behaviors can influence autonomic nervous system regulation.
• Developed a theoretical framework for ingestive signals.
• Investigated the relationship between consumptive behaviors and ANS conditioning.
• Focused on state-matched herbal rituals as a context for analysis.
• Proposed that repeated ingestive behaviors serve as effective stimuli for ANS conditioning.
• Identified potential long-term effects on regulatory setpoints of the autonomic nervous system.