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Your brain on food : how ch...
"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 brain? What are the possible side effects of pills that claim to make your smarter? Why is it so hard to stop smoking? Why did witches once believe that they could fly? In this book, Gary Wenk demonstrates how, as a result of their effects on certain neurotransmitters concerned with behavior, everything we put into our bodies has very direct consequences for how we think, feel, and act. The chapters introduce each of the main neurotransmitters involved with behavior, discuss its role in the brain, present some background on how it is generally turned on and off, and explain ways to influence it through what we consume"--Provided by publisher
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monografia Rebiun35563754 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun35563754 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 100721s2010 enka ob 001 0 eng d 2009047354 646788810 656359257 1034937621 1151871956 1350444182 9780199750955 electronic bk.) 0199750955 electronic bk.) 9780195388541 hbk.) 0195388542 hbk.) 9781322297491 MyiLibrary) 1322297495 9786612661372 AU@ 000046164398 AU@ 000047818733 NZ1 13668869 266137 MIL N$T eng pn N$T YDXCP CDX E7B OCLCQ VLB OCLCQ WAU OCLCF EBLCP UX0 OCLCQ STBDS UAB PIFAG OCLCQ WY@ LUE UUM CNCGM YOU OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCA INARC UKAHL OCLCO OCL OCLCQ SFB OCLCQ NCW OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCL EZC W2U K6U MED 093000 bisacsh MED 105020 bisacsh Wenk, Gary Lee Your brain on food how chemicals control your thoughts and feelings Gary L. Wenk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2010 Oxford New York Oxford New York Oxford University Press 1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages) illustrations 1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction : food, drugs, and you -- 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 -- Sleeping versus waking -- Remnants of an ancient past -- Brain enhancement and other magical beliefs -- A little quiz Access restricted to Kwantlen Polytechnic University students, faculty and staff "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 brain? What are the possible side effects of pills that claim to make your smarter? Why is it so hard to stop smoking? Why did witches once believe that they could fly? In this book, Gary Wenk demonstrates how, as a result of their effects on certain neurotransmitters concerned with behavior, everything we put into our bodies has very direct consequences for how we think, feel, and act. The chapters introduce each of the main neurotransmitters involved with behavior, discuss its role in the brain, present some background on how it is generally turned on and off, and explain ways to influence it through what we consume"--Provided by publisher Psychopharmacology Neuropsychology Neurochemistry Emotions Brain- physiology Emotions Neurotransmitter Agents- physiology Psychopharmacology Neurochemistry Psychopharmacologie Neurochimie Émotions emotion MEDICAL- Pain Medicine MEDICAL- Psychiatry- Psychopharmacology Emotions Neurochemistry Neuropsychology Psychopharmacology dissertations Academic theses Academic theses Thèses et écrits académiques Print version Wenk, Gary Lee. Your brain on food. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780195388541 (DLC) 2009047354 (OCoLC)467710564