Samantha Brooks

PhD (King's College, London) examined the neural processes of extreme appetite control in adults with anorexia versus bulimia nervosa. I took what I learned to Sweden (Uppsala University) to measure the early risk markers in the brain of adolescents with a new diagnosis of anorexia (before weight loss/reduced brain volume) occurred. I then took this knowledge to Cape Town (University of Cape Town), to develop a cognitive training intervention to test whether similar brain processes could be strengthened in people with weaker appetite control. e.g. those with addictions. Based on over 100 publications, we have developed a 'gym training' for the brain, called 'curbyouraddiction.com' - a free intervention to strengthen the brain processes of appetite control (willpower) over one month. I am currently a researcher and associate professor teaching undergraduates and postgraduates on topics from research methods to cognitive neuroscience, at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.