Brain and Obesity

Neuroscience of Cognition and Reward Implications for Obesity: The Neuroscience Perspective

Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto
Head, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network
Toronto, ON

Dr. Roger McIntyre is currently a Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at the University of Toronto and Head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. 

Dr. McIntyre was named by Clarivate Analytics in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 as one of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds”. This distinction is given by publishing the largest number of articles that rank among those most frequently cited by researchers globally in 21 broad fields of science and social science during the previous decade. Dr. McIntyre has published more than 700 articles/manuscripts and has edited and/or co-edited several textbooks on mood disorders.

Dr. McIntyre is involved in multiple research endeavours which primarily aim to characterize the phenomenology, neurobiology, and novel therapeutics of mood disorders.  Dr. McIntyre has been especially interested in identifying innovative, rapid onset treatments for mood disorders. Dr. McIntyre’s research has also extended into public health and implementation research at the population-based level.

Dr. McIntyre completed his medical degree at Dalhousie University. He received his Psychiatry residency training and Fellowship in Psychiatric Pharmacology at the University of Toronto.

Presentation Overview:

In this presentation Dr. McIntyre will review brain reward and cognition substrates subserving obesity. He will also discuss bidirectional relationship between brain function and obesity and domain-specific CNS effects of treatments for obesity.