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Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain by Futurelearn
The gut and brain are very closely linked. Explore how neurology, the microbiome and more interact to affect health.
Course Highlights
- Describe the role our diet has on brain function
- Identify the role of psychological and neurobiological factors in our food choices
- Evaluate the possible causes (biological, social, psychological) of unhealthy and pathological eating behaviours
- Explain the connection between the brain and our digestive system (gut)
- Assess the relationship between emotions and food intake
- Discuss the relationship between the food we eat, the digestive system, and the brain and how this affects daily life
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
2 Topics
Welcome to the course
Introduction to the brain and cognition
2 Topics
The reward system and response to feeding
Food addiction
2 Topics
Emotions and food intake
Cognition and food intake
2 Topics
Food and our brain: the good...
... and the bad
2 Topics
Microbiome and the gut-brain axis
Microbiome and the brain
Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain
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