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Author Wenk, Gary Lee.

Title Your brain on food : how chemicals control your thoughts and feelings / Gary L. Wenk.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  615.78 WEN    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  615.78 WEN    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  615.78 WENK    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  615.78 WENK    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index.
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.
Subject Psychopharmacology.
Neuropsychology.
Neurochemistry.
Brain -- physiology.
Emotions.
Neurotransmitter Agents -- physiology.
ISBN 9780195388541
0195388542
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