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Nome campo	dettagli
Dewey Class	612.8042 (DDC 22)
Titolo	Your brain on food : how chemicals control your thoughts and feelings ([Ebook]) / by Gary Wenk.
Autore	Wenk, Gary Lee
Other name(s)	Oxford Scholarship Online
Pubblicazione	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2010
Physical Details	1 online resource
ISBN	9780199863587
Nota	Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2010 ; Print publication date: 2010
Summary Note	This book demonstrates how everything we put into our bodies effects certain neurotransmitters concerned with behavior and as a result 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. The book answers many questions, including: 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 you smarter? Why is it so hard to stop smoking? Why did witches once believe that they could fly?:
Mode of acces to digital resource	Digital reproduction. - Oxford Oxford University Press, 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format.
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscribing institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users)
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195388541.001.0001
Link alle Opere Legate	Riferimenti soggetto: . Emotions . Food . Memory . Neurochemistry . Neuropsychology . Nutrition . Authors: Wenk, Gary Lee . Corporate Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online . Classification: 612.8042 (DDC 22) .

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

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