Next week Toledo will host a Neuroscience Conference related to Gastronomy that broadens the field of activities of the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy held by the Castilian Manchegan city throughout this year.
The neurogastronomy sessions are part of the XNUMXth edition of World Brain Week, (Brain Awareness Week) where a series of events are held to disseminate the progress and benefits of scientific research on the brain.
From Monday, March 14 to Friday, March 18, exhibitions, presentations and even tastings will be held in various stages of the city of Toledo, which will be carried out by different professionals and entities that participate and sponsor the conference.
On the nutritional level, the event will be composed of several presentations, talks and other innovative activities such as the opening by Dr. Javier Cudeiro, from the University of A Coruña, on the very interesting topic of “Tasting with the brain”,
Activities of the neuro-gastronomic week of Toledo
On the nutritional level, the event will be composed of several presentations, talks and other innovative activities such as the opening by Dr. Javier Cudeiro, from the University of A Coruña, on the very interesting topic of “Savor with the brain“, Which will be the prelude to the interactive presentation with tasting by the chef from Toledo, Iván Cerdeño, under the title “Emotional aspects of the kitchen.”
- On Tuesday the activities will move to the Library of Castilla-La Mancha, where the talks on “The morality of cholesterol in the brain…. is good or bad? ”By Mr. José Abad of the Membrane Biology Group of the National Hospital for Paraplegics and that of the“ benefits of olive oil for the brain ”” by Dr. Emma Burgos of the University of Castilla-La Mancha will bring us closer to full to the scientific reality of our common thread of body and food.
- Wednesday will be devoted to the celebration of children’s activities, with various workshops for Infant and Primary students in various schools in the city, with sessions on “Knowing the Brain.”
- On Thursday, it will be the day of brain health, and in the Library campus, there will be presentations such as appetite control with the subsequent presentation of an interesting initiative of the Toledo School of Hospitality, accompanied by a tasting.
- On Friday and at the end of the conference, the activity will move to the San Marcos Cultural Center, where an olfactory workshop will be held, led by the CSIC and the University of Salamanca, which will be the previous one for an initiation tasting at the enology that will be developed next to discover the exciting world of wines and their smells.