Abstract
The psychic influence of appetizing meals on gastric acid secretion was assessed in a healthy, young male subject. A significant increase in acid secretion was noted after he was exposed to appetizing meals in a banquet setting. The anticipation of an appetizing meal, with or without the banquet proceeding, appeared to be the most important underlying factor in stimulating acid secretion. He was able to significantly reduce acid secretion in anticipation of a meal only when he was threatened with denial of the meal. He was not able to increase acid secretion on command to do so above the already elevated secretory rates observed when he was anticipating a meal reward. Attempts at self-control of acid secretion in the absence of food cues and with the aid of biofeedback techniques revealed that he was able on command to increase or decrease acid secretion.
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