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We've all been there – you're so hungry that you start overreacting to minor annoyances and snapping at people.
Now, scientists have studied worms to help unravel the mystery of why we act irrationally when we're 'hangry.'
Their findings reveal that proteins in intestinal cells move dynamically to transmit signals about hunger, driving worms to cross toxic barriers to get a meal.
While the study focused on worms, the researchers from the Salk Institute believe a similar mechanism may also occur in humans.
Scientists have studied worms to help unravel the mystery of why we act irrationally when we're 'hangry.' Their findings reveal that proteins in intestinal cells move dynamically to transmit signals about hunger, driving worms to cross toxic barriers to get a meal
'Animals, whether it's a humble worm or a complex human, all make choices to feed themselves to survive,' said Sreekanth Chalasani, senior author of the study.
'The sub-cellular movement of molecules could be driving these decisions and is maybe fundamental to all
