Changes in the amounts of various chemicals (neurotransmitters, receptors, enzymes, and other metabolites) specific to the area of the central nervous system contained within the head. These are monitored over time, during sensory stimulation, or under different disease states.
    

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The myth of the moral brain : the limits of moral enhancement / Harris Wiseman.

Chemical pathways in the brain / edited by Leslie L. Iversen, Susan D. Iversen, and Solomon H. Snyder.

Brain neurotransmitters and hormones / editors, Robert Collu [and others].

Liars, lovers, and heroes : what the new brain science reveals about how we become who we are / Steven R. Quartz and Terrence J. Sejnowski.

Biochemistry of brain tumours / Maria Wollemann.

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Brain Chemistry

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The myth of the moral brain : the limits of moral enhancement / Harris Wiseman.

Chemical pathways in the brain / edited by Leslie L. Iversen, Susan D. Iversen, and Solomon H. Snyder.

Brain neurotransmitters and hormones / editors, Robert Collu [and others].

Liars, lovers, and heroes : what the new brain science reveals about how we become who we are / Steven R. Quartz and Terrence J. Sejnowski.

Biochemistry of brain tumours / Maria Wollemann.