Support for Conference Entitled 'The Role of Neural Plasticity in Chemical Intolerance'

摘要

Chemical Intolerance (CI), including multiple chemical sensitivity, has been an intriguing problem in environmental health, and it has been suspected that CI played a role in Gulf War Syndrome. The uniqueness of the conference was its focus on neuro-biological changes, which has appeared to occur in individuals with CI. The conference provided a forum for the exchange of ideas among leading investigators in an effort to evaluate evidence regarding the role of neural plasticity in the development of CI. Among the topics discussed was a rationale for further research and clinical applications. Other disorders that overlap with CI, such as Gulf War Syndrome, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, were also be discussed. The conference was attended by toxicologists, basic neuroscientists, environmental health professionals and clinicians, including general practitioners and psychiatrists.