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Your brain on food : how chemicals control your thoughts and feelings /

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. W...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wenk, Gary Lee (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.