Your brain on food : how chemicals control your thoughts and feelings / Gary L. Wenk.
By: Wenk, Gary Lee [author.].
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: Second edition.Description: xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780199393275.Subject(s): Neurochemistry | Neuropsychology | Psychopharmacology | Brain -- physiology | Emotions | Neurotransmitter Agents -- physiologyGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | RM315 .W46 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000003314 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Food, drugs, and you -- Neurobiology of feeding, hormones, overeating and aging -- Memories, magic, and a major addiction -- Euphoria, depression, and 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.