Anthony Sclafani

The Department of Psychology and the Program in Neuroscience at Florida State University will present the 2013 James C. Smith Lecture on March 1. Anthony Sclafani, a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Brooklyn College in New York City, will speak on “Gut-Brain Nutrient Signaling: Appetition vs. Satiation.”

Sclafani’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held:

FRIDAY, MARCH 1

4 P.M.

PSYCHOLOGY BUILDING AUDITORIUM (D201 PDA)

1107 W. CALL STREET (ADJACENT TO FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

Smith Lecturers are distinguished researchers in behavioral neuroscience who are selected by a committee that includes former students of James C. Smith, a longtime professor of psychology at Florida State. Lecturers spend several days on campus, meeting with students and faculty and making a public presentation. The Smith Lecture Series began in 2008 with an endowment provided by Stan and Paula Warmath. Students, colleagues and friends of Smith have augmented the endowment.

Smith is a two-time graduate of FSU, having earned a master’s degree in experimental psychology in 1951 and a doctorate in the same discipline in 1959. Among his many honors, he holds the title of Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor, which is the highest honor faculty can bestow on a colleague at FSU. Although he became an emeritus professor in 2003, he has continued to conduct research in areas including taste sensitivity in animals, conditioned taste aversions and animal psychophysics.