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UK Symposium to Feature Nationally-recognized Chefs and Neuroscientists

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 29, 2015)  Register now for the inaugural International Society of Neurogastronomy symposium, which will be held at the University of Kentucky on Nov. 7, 2015.  Featuring speakers like "Mind of a Chef" host and restauranteur Ed Lee and the father of neurogastronomy, Dr. Gordon Shepherd, the symposium will explore the concept of brain and behavior in the context of food.

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The term, "neurogastonomy, was coined by Dr. Gordon Shepherd, professor of neurobiology at Yale University  first in 2006 in an article in Nature and six years later in an eponymous book. While Shepherd has been interested in the concept from a research perspective, UK neuropsychologist Dan Han and a group of neuroscientists, chefs and food scientists are enthusiastic about making it a clinical translational science, with applications in cancer, stroke and brain injury, (which can destroy the sense of taste) and disease like diabetes and heart disease.

The day's format differs from the typical symposium, featuring brief presentations modeled after the popular TED talks and punctuated with breaks for tastings and a contest where food from regional and national chefs will be judged by patients with taste impairments.

For more information about the symposium and how to register, click here.

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