Your Brain on Food : How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings
ISBN: 9780195388541 | 0195388542
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. Date: 7/1/2010
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Why is eating chocolate so pleasurable? Can the function of just one small group of chemicals really determine whether you are happy or sad? Does marijuana help to improve your memory in old age? Is it really best to drink coffee if you want to wake up and be alert? Why is a drug like PCP potentially lethal? Why does drinking alcohol make you drowsy? Do cigarettes help to relieve anxiety? What should you consume if you are having trouble staying in your chair and focusing enough to get your work done? Why do treatments for the common cold make ... MORE
| Preface | |
| Introduction, Basic Principles | |
| Really Basic Neuroscience | |
| Acetylcholine | |
| Catecholamines | |
| Serotonin | |
| Marijuana in the Brain | |
| Simple Molecules and Salts | |
| Histamine & Adenosine: Sleeping vs. waking | |
| Neuropeptides | |
| The Myth of Cognitive Enhancement | |
| Brai... MORE | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Index of terms | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Gary L. Wenk is Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience & Molecular, Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University.
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