Neuroscience researcher to discuss 'Gut-Brain Nutrient Signaling: Appetition vs. Satiation'

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.