Chaos and Complex Systems Seminar
Feeding behavior elicited from the prefrontal cortex: a case of lower-level brain centers “taking orders from above?”
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
4274 Chamberlin Hall
Description
Brian A. Baldo, UW-Madison Department of Psychiatry, will discuss the complex neural controls over feeding behavior elicited by hunger, anticipated pleasure or stress, and the role of prefrontal cortex opioid systems in dysregulated feeding responses, with consequent implications for eating disorders and addiction.
Cost
Free
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