HLTH-635 Nutritional Neuroscience (3)

This course examines the intersection of nutrition and neuroscience. It focuses on dietary effects on brain development, the various ways dietary nutrients can impact brain health, and the major neurological and psychiatric conditions which can be impacted by diet. The course reviews the recent literature and covers the following topics: fatty acids and brain development, macronutrients and cerebral energy metabolism; the control of appetite by the brain; the function of the gut-brain axis; dietary effects on the production of neurotransmitters; micronutrients of importance to brain health, function and behavior; the effects of neuroactive food-derived chemicals like caffeine, alcohol, and certain food additives; and dietary correlates of neurological disease. Crosslist: NEUR-635.