BMI Circuits and Behavior seminar // Aiste Baleisyte: Beyond Homeostasis in Brainstem Control of Feeding and Energy Balance

Speaker: Aiste Baleisyte, The Rockefeller University, US Organiser: BMI, SV Host: Ralf Schneggenburger <p>The decision to eat is often influenced by factors beyond homeostatic or hedonic needs. Here, I will describe a brain–body signaling pathway through which altered lipid metabolism in peripheral organs can severely suppress ketogenic food intake. We identified a brainstem circuit and a potential metabolic signal linking these peripheral metabolic changes to the control of feeding. I will also present our findings on the population of sensory neurons in the brainstem and their role in controlling energy balance through effects on peripheral adipose tissue and liver. Together, these stories re