The conference "Dialogue intestin-cerveau : le nerf vague pilote de notre santé", presented by Sonia Pellissier, 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 January 14, 2021 at 6pm at La Turbine Sciences in Cran-Gevrier (entrance via La Turbine cinema).
Amphis pour tous will take place subject to health conditions linked to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Face-to-face conferences are currently cancelled until the end of January 2021.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Our digestive tract is a highly sophisticated organ. Neuroscience research over the last fifteen years has revealed that our digestive tract contains a "second brain": the enteric nervous system, which establishes a permanent dialogue with the central brain. This dialogue is enriched by messages emanating from the billions of bacteria that reside in our digestive tract: the microbiota. The vagus nerve is a major element in this two-way communication.
As a mediator of this communication, it helps regulate our behavior, thoughts and emotions. Dysfunction of this nerve translates into a difficult "dialogue" between intestine and brain, with multiple consequences for our health.