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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787294503321

Autore

Wenk Gary Lee

Titolo

Your brain on food : how chemicals control your thoughts and feelings / / Gary L. Wenk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-19-939329-X

0-19-939328-1

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

615/.78

Soggetti

Psychopharmacology

Neuropsychology

Neurochemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Food, drugs, and you -- Neurobiology of feeding -- Memories, magic, & a major addiction -- Euphoria, depression, & madness -- Your brain's anchor to reality -- Marijuana in the brain -- Simple molecules that turn you on and off -- Remnants of an ancient past -- Sleeping versus waking -- Brain enhancement and other magical beliefs.

Sommario/riassunto

In Your Brain on Food, Dr. Gary Wenk expands his discussion of the effects of specific foods on the brain in a completely updated second edition. From investigations into the benefits and risks of supplements, to the action of gluten in the brain and marijuana's potential for pain relief, Dr. Wenk draws on the latest science to answer a range of fascinating questions such as: -Is your aluminum cookware hurting you? -Can tryptophan supplements improve your mood? -How do fruits and vegetables protect us from aging? -Why does eating chocolate make you feel so angry? -Does our brain want us to be