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Plants and the human brain / / David O. Kennedy
| Plants and the human brain / / David O. Kennedy |
| Autore | Kennedy David O |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford, University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina | 572/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Phytochemicals
Brain chemistry |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-991402-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Part One Why Do Plant Secondary Metabolites AffectHuman Brain Function?; 1 From Shamans to Starbucks; A Brief History of Psychoactive Plants and Fungi; Antiquity; Middle Ages (5th to 15th Centuries); Renaissance and the Age of Discovery; The Modern Era; What Does It All Mean?; 2 Secondary Metabolites and the Life of Plants; The Evolution of Plants and Insects; The Evolution of the Synthesis of Secondary Metabolites; The Co-evolution of Secondary Metabolites and Insects; The Role of Secondary Metabolites in the Life of Plants; Defense Against Herbivory; Attraction
Plant-Microbe Symbiotic Chemical InteractionsPlant-Plant Chemical Interactions; Defense Against Microbes and Other Stressors; A Word About Secondary Metabolite Synthetic Pathways; Summary; 3 More Alike Than We Are Unalike-Why Do Plant Chemicals Affect the Human Brain?; The Similarities Between Plants and Animals; Receptors and Signaling Cascades; Mammalian Neurotransmitters, Neurochemicals, and Receptors?; Plant Secondary Metabolites?; Immune and Stress Responses; Molecular Clocks; Similarities in the Insect and Human Central Nervous Systems; Neurochemicals and Receptors Insect Models of Human Systems and BehaviorWhy Do Plant Secondary Metabolites Affect Human Brain Function?; Part Two The Alkaloids; 4 Alkaloids and the Lives of Plants and Humans; Structures and Synthesis; Evolution of Alkaloid Synthesis; Ecological Roles of Alkaloids; Defense Against Herbivory; Antimicrobial Properties; Allelopathic Properties; Modes of Action; Modes of Action Related to Brain Function; Alkaloids Derived from L-phenylalanine/L-tyrosine; Alkaloids Derived from L-tryptophan; Alkaloids Derived from Purine; Alkaloids with Activity Unrelated to Common Precursors Alkaloids as Neuropharmacological ProbesAlkaloids and the Insect Nervous System; Some Conclusions; 5 The Rewarding or Addictive Drugs; Morphine; Ecological Roles of Opiates and Brain Function; The Psychostimulants (Cocaine, Ephedrine, Cathinone, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine); Cocaine; Ephedrine; Amphetamine/Methamphetamine; Cathinone; Ecological Roles of Psychostimulant Secondary Metabolites and Brain Function; Caffeine; Ecological Roles of Caffeine and Brain Function; The Paradox of Drug Reward; 6 The Hallucinogens; A Common Mechanism of Action? Ecological Roles of Hallucinogens-Some General ObservationsThe Phenethylamines; Mescaline (3,4,5-Trimethoxy-phenethylamine); Ergot Alkaloids: Lysergic Acid Derivatives; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD); Lysergic Acid Amide; Ecological Roles of Ergot Alkaloids and Brain Function; Simple Tryptamines; Psilocybin/Psilocin; Dimethyltryptamine and Derivatives; Ibogaine; Ecological Roles of Simple Tryptamines and Brain Function; 7 The Deliriants-The Nightshade (Solanaceae) Family; Nicotine; Ecological Roles of Nicotine and Brain Function; Hyoscyamine, Scopolamine, and Atropine Ecological Roles of the Tropane Alkaloids and Brain Function |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464431403321 |
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| New York : , : Oxford, University Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plants and the human brain / / David O. Kennedy
| Plants and the human brain / / David O. Kennedy |
| Autore | Kennedy David O |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford, University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina | 572/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Phytochemicals
Brain chemistry |
| ISBN | 0-19-991402-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Part One Why Do Plant Secondary Metabolites AffectHuman Brain Function?; 1 From Shamans to Starbucks; A Brief History of Psychoactive Plants and Fungi; Antiquity; Middle Ages (5th to 15th Centuries); Renaissance and the Age of Discovery; The Modern Era; What Does It All Mean?; 2 Secondary Metabolites and the Life of Plants; The Evolution of Plants and Insects; The Evolution of the Synthesis of Secondary Metabolites; The Co-evolution of Secondary Metabolites and Insects; The Role of Secondary Metabolites in the Life of Plants; Defense Against Herbivory; Attraction
Plant-Microbe Symbiotic Chemical InteractionsPlant-Plant Chemical Interactions; Defense Against Microbes and Other Stressors; A Word About Secondary Metabolite Synthetic Pathways; Summary; 3 More Alike Than We Are Unalike-Why Do Plant Chemicals Affect the Human Brain?; The Similarities Between Plants and Animals; Receptors and Signaling Cascades; Mammalian Neurotransmitters, Neurochemicals, and Receptors?; Plant Secondary Metabolites?; Immune and Stress Responses; Molecular Clocks; Similarities in the Insect and Human Central Nervous Systems; Neurochemicals and Receptors Insect Models of Human Systems and BehaviorWhy Do Plant Secondary Metabolites Affect Human Brain Function?; Part Two The Alkaloids; 4 Alkaloids and the Lives of Plants and Humans; Structures and Synthesis; Evolution of Alkaloid Synthesis; Ecological Roles of Alkaloids; Defense Against Herbivory; Antimicrobial Properties; Allelopathic Properties; Modes of Action; Modes of Action Related to Brain Function; Alkaloids Derived from L-phenylalanine/L-tyrosine; Alkaloids Derived from L-tryptophan; Alkaloids Derived from Purine; Alkaloids with Activity Unrelated to Common Precursors Alkaloids as Neuropharmacological ProbesAlkaloids and the Insect Nervous System; Some Conclusions; 5 The Rewarding or Addictive Drugs; Morphine; Ecological Roles of Opiates and Brain Function; The Psychostimulants (Cocaine, Ephedrine, Cathinone, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine); Cocaine; Ephedrine; Amphetamine/Methamphetamine; Cathinone; Ecological Roles of Psychostimulant Secondary Metabolites and Brain Function; Caffeine; Ecological Roles of Caffeine and Brain Function; The Paradox of Drug Reward; 6 The Hallucinogens; A Common Mechanism of Action? Ecological Roles of Hallucinogens-Some General ObservationsThe Phenethylamines; Mescaline (3,4,5-Trimethoxy-phenethylamine); Ergot Alkaloids: Lysergic Acid Derivatives; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD); Lysergic Acid Amide; Ecological Roles of Ergot Alkaloids and Brain Function; Simple Tryptamines; Psilocybin/Psilocin; Dimethyltryptamine and Derivatives; Ibogaine; Ecological Roles of Simple Tryptamines and Brain Function; 7 The Deliriants-The Nightshade (Solanaceae) Family; Nicotine; Ecological Roles of Nicotine and Brain Function; Hyoscyamine, Scopolamine, and Atropine Ecological Roles of the Tropane Alkaloids and Brain Function |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789167103321 |
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Kennedy David O
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| New York : , : Oxford, University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plants and the human brain / / David O. Kennedy
| Plants and the human brain / / David O. Kennedy |
| Autore | Kennedy David O |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford, University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina | 572/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Phytochemicals
Brain chemistry |
| ISBN | 0-19-991402-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Part One Why Do Plant Secondary Metabolites AffectHuman Brain Function?; 1 From Shamans to Starbucks; A Brief History of Psychoactive Plants and Fungi; Antiquity; Middle Ages (5th to 15th Centuries); Renaissance and the Age of Discovery; The Modern Era; What Does It All Mean?; 2 Secondary Metabolites and the Life of Plants; The Evolution of Plants and Insects; The Evolution of the Synthesis of Secondary Metabolites; The Co-evolution of Secondary Metabolites and Insects; The Role of Secondary Metabolites in the Life of Plants; Defense Against Herbivory; Attraction
Plant-Microbe Symbiotic Chemical InteractionsPlant-Plant Chemical Interactions; Defense Against Microbes and Other Stressors; A Word About Secondary Metabolite Synthetic Pathways; Summary; 3 More Alike Than We Are Unalike-Why Do Plant Chemicals Affect the Human Brain?; The Similarities Between Plants and Animals; Receptors and Signaling Cascades; Mammalian Neurotransmitters, Neurochemicals, and Receptors?; Plant Secondary Metabolites?; Immune and Stress Responses; Molecular Clocks; Similarities in the Insect and Human Central Nervous Systems; Neurochemicals and Receptors Insect Models of Human Systems and BehaviorWhy Do Plant Secondary Metabolites Affect Human Brain Function?; Part Two The Alkaloids; 4 Alkaloids and the Lives of Plants and Humans; Structures and Synthesis; Evolution of Alkaloid Synthesis; Ecological Roles of Alkaloids; Defense Against Herbivory; Antimicrobial Properties; Allelopathic Properties; Modes of Action; Modes of Action Related to Brain Function; Alkaloids Derived from L-phenylalanine/L-tyrosine; Alkaloids Derived from L-tryptophan; Alkaloids Derived from Purine; Alkaloids with Activity Unrelated to Common Precursors Alkaloids as Neuropharmacological ProbesAlkaloids and the Insect Nervous System; Some Conclusions; 5 The Rewarding or Addictive Drugs; Morphine; Ecological Roles of Opiates and Brain Function; The Psychostimulants (Cocaine, Ephedrine, Cathinone, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine); Cocaine; Ephedrine; Amphetamine/Methamphetamine; Cathinone; Ecological Roles of Psychostimulant Secondary Metabolites and Brain Function; Caffeine; Ecological Roles of Caffeine and Brain Function; The Paradox of Drug Reward; 6 The Hallucinogens; A Common Mechanism of Action? Ecological Roles of Hallucinogens-Some General ObservationsThe Phenethylamines; Mescaline (3,4,5-Trimethoxy-phenethylamine); Ergot Alkaloids: Lysergic Acid Derivatives; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD); Lysergic Acid Amide; Ecological Roles of Ergot Alkaloids and Brain Function; Simple Tryptamines; Psilocybin/Psilocin; Dimethyltryptamine and Derivatives; Ibogaine; Ecological Roles of Simple Tryptamines and Brain Function; 7 The Deliriants-The Nightshade (Solanaceae) Family; Nicotine; Ecological Roles of Nicotine and Brain Function; Hyoscyamine, Scopolamine, and Atropine Ecological Roles of the Tropane Alkaloids and Brain Function |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822995803321 |
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Kennedy David O
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| New York : , : Oxford, University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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