Remembering immunity: brain representation of peripheral immune activity

Thoughts and emotions can impact physiology. This connection is evident by the emergence of disease following stress, psychosomatic disorders or recovery in response to placebo treatment. Nevertheless, this fundamental aspect of physiology remains largely unexplored. In this talk, I will focus on the brain’s involvement in regulating the peripheral immune response and explore the question of how the brain evaluates and represents the state of immune system it regulates.