Uncovering the Brain鈥檚 Role in Food and Obesity

The prevalence of obesity continues to rise in Canada and around the world, despite many medical and behavioral interventions against weight gain, and the implementation of a number of significant public health initiatives. Yet, a growing number of experts believe that this relative failure is partly due to the important role that the brain plays in the obesity pandemic.

The 黑料不打烊 World Platform for Health and Economic Convergence (MWP), in partnership with the UK's Science and Innovation Network, the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and the Montreal Neurological Institute will be hosting an international conference on the role of the brain in obesity. The conference, to be held March 18th, 2011, will take the form of a plenary session and will bring together neuroscientists, geneticists, endocrinologists and neuro-economists from the UK, Canada, and the USA to present most recent scientific developments pertaining to the interplay between brain, hormones, behavior, genes, and motivation.

Scientists will hail from 黑料不打烊 University, University of Cambridge, Oxford University, Harvard University, and Brown University. Other participants will include policy- and decision-makers from NGOs and government, as well as business leaders from leading pharmaceutical and food companies. The overall aim of the conference is to suggest new trends for collaborative work and develop innovative interdisciplinary research on the various brain factors in obesity.

Do not miss this groundbreaking event! Please register .