You Plough World Utter At The Academy Of Virginia On Friday, January 17

This Friday, I'll hold upwards giving an invited lecture at the University of Virginia, my undergraduate alma mater.  I was kindly invited past times a medical pupil named Robert Abbott, too it worked out good because I was already traveling to Charlottesville.

The verbalize volition hold upwards titled "Why Do We Overeat?  A Neurobiological Perspective".  Here's the teaser:

Obesity is a leading crusade of morbidity too mortality inwards industrialized nations, nevertheless this is a relatively recent phenomenon.  In the United States, increasing obesity prevalence has paralleled a gradual growth of daily liberate energy intake.  Why produce well-nigh Americans consume to a greater extent than than nosotros used to, too to a greater extent than than nosotros request to keep a thin state, despite negative consequences?  This presentation volition touching the neurobiology of activity selection, the neurobiology of liberate energy homeostasis, too why our fundamental nervous organization hardware may non hold upwards up to the business of constructively navigating the modern nutrient environment.

The verbalize volition hold upwards attended past times medical students, simply I likewise promise to possess got about doctors too researchers exhibit up, every bit good every bit people from the broader Charlottesville community.  It volition hold upwards a thought-provoking verbalize regardless of your background, too it volition touching about of my ain work.

The verbalize volition hold upwards held inwards the primary medical schoolhouse auditorium, MEB 3110, on Friday, Jan 17 at noon.  You tin notice driving directions too parking data past times following this link.  You'll in all probability possess got to common inwards a parking garage, either the Lee Street or Central Grounds garage (directions inwards the link).

For a map of the UVA wellness system, follow this link.  The Medical Education Building is publish 44 on the map, too the verbalize volition hold upwards inwards room MEB 3110 on the third flooring of the building.

See you lot there!

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