From Energy Balance to Immune Balance: A Systems-Level View of Metabolic-Sensing Circuits and Immune Crosstalk


In-person only

​​Neural circuits that regulate energy balance also influence immune readiness, shaping inflammatory tone across the body. This talk will explore emerging systems-level principles linking metabolic sensing brain circuits to innate immune function, and discuss how central representations of internal state tune immunity in anticipation of energetic needs. The implications of this brain–immune coupling for physiological adaptation and inflammatory disease will be considered.​