Advances in natural medicines, nutraceuticals and neurocognition / / edited by Andrew Scholey, Con Kerry Kenneth Stough

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (363 p.)
• Disciplina: 615.535
• Soggetto topico: Naturopathy; Functional foods
• Altri autori: ScholeyAndrew StoughCon
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Natural Substances as Treatments for Age-Related Cognitive Declines; Chapter 2 - Measuring and Interpreting the Efficacy of Nutraceutical Interventions for Age-Related Cognitive Decline; Chapter 3 - Actions of N-Acetylcysteine in the Central Nervous System: Implications for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Chapter 4 - Neurocognition and Micronutrients in the Elderly; Chapter 5 - Lipoic Acid as an Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease ; Chapter 6 - Metabolic Agents and Cognitive FunctionChapter 7 - Vitamins, Cognition, and Mood in Healthy Nonelderly Adults; Chapter 8 - Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Behavior; Chapter 9 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids: From Ancient Nutrients to Modern Nutraceuticals; Chapter 10 - Chinese Medicine Used to Treat Dementia; Chapter 11 - Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) and Cognitive Function; Chapter 12 - Assessing the Utility of Bacopa monnieri to Treat the Neurobiological and Cognitive Processes Underpinning Cognitive Aging ; Chapter 13 - Memory-Enhancing and Associated Effects of a Bacosides-Enriched Standardized Extract of Bacopa monniera (BESEB-CDRI-08)Chapter 14 - Botanical Anxiolytics, Antidepressants, and Hypnotics; Chapter 15 - Huperzine A: An Update on the Psychopharmacology of a Putative Disease-Modifying Alkaloid of Interest in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurological Conditions; Chapter 16 - Potential Protective Effects of Wine and the Wine-Derived Phenolic Compounds on Brain Function; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Great strides have been made in the field of natural medicine with respect to neurocognition. Once limited to the province of niche publications, these discoveries are now routinely explored in mainstream psychopharmacology, neuroscience, nutrition, and medical journals. Now presented in one convenient volume, Advances in Natural Medicines, Nutraceuticals and Neurocognition reflects the breadth and depth of recent advances in this area. The editors of this volume are affiliated with one of the leading research centers in this area.Bringing together the work of contributors from around the glob
• Titolo autorizzato: Advances in natural medicines, nutraceuticals and neurocognition
• ISBN: 0-429-11176-2; 1-4398-9362-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786044403321
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