The lecture "From anorexia nervosa to obesity: a brain blind to major bodily changes," presented by Morgane Metral, senior lecturer at the Inter-University Laboratory of Psychology – Personality, Cognition, Social Change (LIP-PC2S), UFR Letters, Languages, and Humanities, will take place on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at Archparc in Archamps
It will also be held on:
- Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 6 p.m. Chambéry
- Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 7 p.m. in Faverges-Seythenex
EVENT CANCELED. CONFERENCE BROADCAST ONLINE ON JANUARY 26, 2021, AT 6 P.M. ON THE UNIVERSITY OF SAVOIE MONT BLANC'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
About the conference
Despite significant weight loss and a thin body, people suffering from anorexia nervosa generally feel fatter than they actually are. More surprisingly, they move as if this were actually the case. Despite opposite weight issues, recent studies suggest a parallel between obesity and anorexia nervosa. Indeed, patients suffering from obesity also experience major weight fluctuations, associated with an overestimation of their body size and atypical movements. What are the common dysfunctions that could contribute to the oversizing of body image in these two pathologies? This will lead us to discuss our brain's blindness to major bodily changes.