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DESCRIPTION:Can gamified interventions targeting altered cognitive processe
 s in obesity change food valuation and consumption?\n\nBy Geraldine Coppin
  & Hugo Najberg\n\nAssociate Professor Psychology at UniDistance Suisse / 
 Researcher in cognitive neuroscience at the Laboratory of Neurorehabilitat
 ion Science of the University of Fribourg\n\nRegister & watch the webinar
 \n\nView poster\n\nAbstract\n\nOverweight and obesity are currently major 
 health issues. Excessive weight and/or the regular consumption of an unhea
 lthy diet create an inflammation in many organs\, and the brain is no exce
 ption. Consistently with this so-called neuroinflammation\, obesity has be
 en reliably associated with impaired cognitive functions\, in particular e
 xecutive functions\, i.e.\, processes involved in the control of behavior 
 (e.g.\, working memory\, inhibitory processes\, cognitive flexibility). Cu
 rrent conceptual approaches as well as empirical data consistently argue t
 hat reduced inhibitory and memory control lead to overeating. This relatio
 nship would be mediated by increased cue-triggered “wanting” for food rewa
 rd\, i.e. increased desire to obtain food. Some authors have even suggeste
 d the existence of a « vicious circle » in obesity – i.e.\, the more an un
 healthy diet is consumed\, the more neuroinflammation occurs\, the more co
 gnitive alterations (e.g.\, inhibitory control)\, leading to increased “wa
 nting” for food reward\, and even more unhealthy eating\, and in the long-
 term\, weight gain. Restoring inhibitory control and/or healthier response
 s to food cues could consequently be important levers to reduce the regula
 r consumption of an unhealthy diet. We will present here gamified interven
 tions targeting an ‘action- to-valuation’ mechanism of action and their im
 pact on food valuation and real-world consumption.\n
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SUMMARY:MCCHE Precision Convergence Webinar Series with Geraldine Coppin & 
 Hugo Najberg
URL:/desautels/channels/event/mcche-precision-converge
 nce-webinar-series-geraldine-coppin-hugo-najberg-354268
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