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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wenk, Gary Lee, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychopharmacology.

Neuropsychology.

Neurochemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-939329-X

0-19-939328-1

OCLC:

894554945