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Submit your abstract for the 2024 inaugural Brain-Body Interactions Symposium by Friday 30 August (newly extended). The event will take place on Friday 11 October 2024 at UCL East, Stratford.

The conference will be centred around how lifestyle factors influence brain health. This is an exciting opportunity to explore the intricate connections between the brain and body through investigations into nutrition, exercise, psychology, stress, sleep, aging, technology and the environment.

We are inviting contributions from anyone with university affiliation,Ìýfrom undergraduate students to tenured professors.

The event is chaired byÌýAssociate Professor Flaminia Ronca, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Highlights

• Opening remarks by ProfessorÌýAlan Thompson, UCLÌýPro-Provost for London and Dean of the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences.
• Closing remarks by Professor Paola Lettieri, Pro-Provost, UCL East.

UCL are pleased to welcome two international keynote speakers.

• Associate Professor Christiane Wrann, Harvard University, USA: "Harnessing the Neuroprotective Effects of Exercise".
• Professor Takeshi Hashimoto, Ritsumeikan University, Japan: "Lactate metabolism in exercise science - brain and skeletal muscle".

Symposium themes

Abstracts should fall within one or more of these themes:

Session formatsÌý

We invite you to submit an abstract for one of three possible session formats:

• Poster session
• 3 minute presentations
• 10 minute highlighted talksÌý

Submissions

• Deadline for abstract submission is FridayÌý30 August.
• Please include the title, abstract, author details and symposium theme(s) addressed
• Abstracts should not exceed 300 words.
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