Conference
The role of neurosensory and olfactory system in food choices and preferences
Given Lyon’s high reputation for its gastronomy, the local scientific committee of the 18th International Conference in Monitoring Molecules in Neuroscience, organizes a satellite symposium on the role of neurosensory and olfactory system in food choices and preferences.
The senses play a crucial role in informing acceptance and rejection of foods and beverages. Thus, a food's perceptual properties are important for the detection of its nutrient content and through this, guide not only food choice but also habitual energy selection and eating behaviour. This Satellite symposium will provide an overview of how chemosensory signals are integrated in the brain and their interaction with metabolic factors influencing food behavior in healthy and vulnerable populations.