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Record Nr.

UNINA9910743361203321

Titolo

Role of Micronutrients in Brain Health / / edited by Wael Mohamed, Toshihide Yamashita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9789811664670

9811664676

9789811664663

9811664668

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 pages)

Collana

Nutritional Neurosciences, , 2730-6720

Disciplina

616.8

Soggetti

Neurosciences

Nervous system - Diseases

Cognitive neuroscience

Developmental neurobiology

Nutrition

Neuroscience

Neurological Disorders

Cognitive Neuroscience

Development of the Nervous System

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Micronutrients and Neurogenesis -- Chapter 2. Vit-E and Cognitive functions: What is the Interplay? -- Chapter 3. Microbiome and micronutrients -- Chapter 4. Iodine and Brain -- Chapter 5. Tocotrienol and Brain -- Chapter 6. Micronutrients and Depression -- Chapter 7. Micronutrients and Epilepsy -- Chapter 8. Iron Deficiency and brain cognitive functions -- Chapter 9. Micronutrients and PD -- Chapter 10. Malnutrition of Micronutrients and the brain disorders -- Chapter 11. Connections between micronutrients, cerebral monoamines and related brain disorders -- Chapter 12. Micronutrients and Autism -- Chapter 13. Edible Bird’s Nest as Brain Food -- Chapter 14. Phytochemicals as Micronutrients: What is Their Therapeutic



Promise in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury? -- Chapter 15. Phytochemicals as Micronutrients: What is Their Therapeutic Promise in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease? -- Chapter 16. Nutrigenomics and Brain.

Sommario/riassunto

This book comprehensively reviews the relationship between micronutrients and brain in health and diseases. It explains the relationship between micronutrients and brain functions, neurogenesis, and cognitive functions. The book also explores the relationship between micronutrients and brain disorders including depression, epilepsy, PD, and Autism. It further explores the recent advancements in understanding the important role of micronutrients as therapeutics in various brain disorders like TBI and AD. Lastly, it presents an overview of micronutrients as neuroprotective agents along with the main principles of nutrigenomics.