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.

Neurotransmitter Agents--physiology.

Emotions.

Brain--physiology.

Medical Subjects:

Neurotransmitter Agents--physiology.

Emotions.

Brain--physiology.

Psychopharmacology.

Neurochemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 227 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

How chemicals control your thoughts and feelings

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why is eating chocolate so pleasurable? Can the function of just one small group of chemicals really determine whether you are happy or sad? Does marijuana help to improve your memory in old age? Is it really best to drink coffee if you want to wake up and be alert? Why is a drug like PCP potentially lethal? Why does drinking alcohol make you drowsy? Do cigarettes help to relieve anxiety? What should you consume if you are having trouble staying in your chair and focusing enough to get your work done? Why do treatments for the common cold make us drowsy? Can eating less food preserve your brai

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.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-982658-7

9786612661372

0-19-975095-5

1-282-66137-X

OCLC:

646788810