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

"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 pote...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wenk, Gary Lee
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:	Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection
Subjects:	Psychopharmacology. Neuropsychology. Neurochemistry. Emotions. Brain > physiology Emotions Neurotransmitter Agents > physiology Psychopharmacology Neurochemistry Psychopharmacologie. Neurochimie. Émotions. emotion. MEDICAL > Pain Medicine. MEDICAL > Psychiatry > Psychopharmacology. Neuropsychology Electronic books. dissertations. Academic theses Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Table of Contents:

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.