Visual cues step in as disruptors. They catch your eye, snap you out of autopilot, and give your mind a split second to reconsider what happens next.

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists show that visual food cues can affect your eating behavior even when you are not aware of them. Their findings were published in PLOS ONE.

The interplay between food cues and cognitive control represents a critical area of research in understanding eating behaviour. Food cues—including visual, olfactory, and auditory signals—can ...