Gary Wenk
Auteur van Spijs voor je brein hoe chemicaliën je gedachten en gevoelens sturen
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Gary L. Wenk is a Professor of Psychology Neuroscience Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics at Ohio State University. He is an internationally-recognized research investigator of age-related brain disorders, an award-winning educator, and author of more than 220 research articles and toon meer chapters, as well as Your Brain On Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings (OUP 2010, 2015). He has been interviewed about his work by Dr. Oz, NPR, WBZ, WJR, CBS, ABC and CNN. toon minder
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- Wenk, Gary L.
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- Albion College (BA, Psychology and Biology)
University of Cincinnati (PhD, Neurotoxicology) - Beroepen
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- The Ohio State University
Johns Hopkins University
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University of Arizona
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Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your… door Gary Wenk
I'm about halfway through this and so far it's boring and there isn't much about food (the subtitle should be the title). Not compelled to finish.
This may be one of the most misleading book titles I've ever encountered. In the entire book, there are maybe a handful of sentences actually discussing food. Presumably "Your Brain on Drugs" was already claimed by those PSAs, but that would be the far more accurate title for the book. The vast majority of it discusses the effects of various drugs on the brain, particularly with regards to neurotransmitters. Additionally, the author doesn't seem entirely sure of who his audience is. The books is somewhat too advanced for a layperson audience, but a bit too simplified for an audience with a background in psych/neuro/brain science and several chunks of it come off as him trying to come across as the "cool professor." Many of the facts were fairly interesting, but all in all it was a strange read.… (meer)
The title and the cover are completely misleading. Pretty much the only thing about foods (with the exception of coffee and chocolate) the author said was that the amounts of certain chemicals are not enough to produce significant effects, if any.
That said, I did learn a few things about how different drugs effect the brain. For instance, I never knew why so many medications prohibit you from drinking alcohol (it multiplies the effects and can be fatal). I also learned why teenagers are so wreckless:
There are entire books that discuss each of the different sections in this book. This one is meant as an introduction, and there is a small suggested further reading section in the back.
Many books have been written about religion and brain chemistry, but I love this quote: "A recent investigation discovered that the tendency to display extravagant religious behaviors correlated significantly with atrophy (i.e., shrinkage) of the right hippocampus in patients with untreatable epilepsy."… (meer)
That said, I did learn a few things about how different drugs effect the brain. For instance, I never knew why so many medications prohibit you from drinking alcohol (it multiplies the effects and can be fatal). I also learned why teenagers are so wreckless:
Essentially, your frontal lobes tell you that it's a bad idea to drink alcohol and drive or to ignore the consequences of taking ecstacy. When your frontal lobes finally complete their process of myelination, they begin to work properly and you stop doing stupid things. Most importantly, you stop feeling immortal. Apparently, women finish this process by age 25 years and men finish by age 30. [...] This delay in brain maturation among males may explain the behavior of many members of college fraternities.
There are entire books that discuss each of the different sections in this book. This one is meant as an introduction, and there is a small suggested further reading section in the back.
Many books have been written about religion and brain chemistry, but I love this quote: "A recent investigation discovered that the tendency to display extravagant religious behaviors correlated significantly with atrophy (i.e., shrinkage) of the right hippocampus in patients with untreatable epilepsy."… (meer)
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