Content
- Lectures: 30 hours
- Independent work: 60 hours
Subject carrier
Description
1. Nutrition and evolution of the brain
2. Metabolism in the brain and neuroenergetics
3. Microbiome-gut-brain axis
4. Systems that control food intake and body mass
4.1. Circadian system
4.2. Homeostatic system
4.3. Hedonic system
5. Sensing of the food
6. Adaptation of brain metabolism to extreme situations
7. Aging of the brain
8. The effects of nutrients and nutritional patterns on brain health
