[CANCELLED] Amphis pour Tous - From anorexia nervosa to obesity, a brain blind to major body changes

March 18, 2021 7:00 PM - march 18, 2021 8:00 PM

The lecture "From anorexia nervosa to obesity, a brain blind to major body changes", presented by Morgane Metral, senior lecturer at the Laboratoire Inter-universitaire de Psychologie - Personnalité, Cognition, Changement Social (LIP-PC2S), UFR Lettres, Langues et Sciences Humaines, will take place on Thursday March 18, 2021 at 7pm in Faverges-Seythenex. ATTENTION: change of venue: the conference will take place at La Soierie instead of La Forge cultural center.

EVENT CANCELLED. CONFERENCE BROADCAST ONLINE ONUNIVERSITÉ SAVOIE MONT BLANCYOUTUBE CHANNEL.

About the conference

Despite significant weight loss and a slimmer body, people suffering from anorexia nervosa generally feel fatter than they are. More surprisingly, they move as if this were actually the case. Despite their opposite weight problems, recent research suggests a parallel between obesity and anorexia nervosa. Patients suffering from obesity also exhibit major weight variations, associated with body overestimation and atypical movements. What common dysfunctions could contribute to the over-dimensioning of body representation in these two pathologies? This will lead us to discuss our brain's blindness to major body modifications.

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