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

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

xiii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.