Overloaded
How Every Aspect of Your Life is Influenced by Your Brain Chemicals
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2021
288 pages
978-1-4729-6936-1 (ISBN)
Description
A NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAR
From adrenaline to dopamine, our lives are shaped by the chemicals that control us. They are the hormones and neurotransmitters that our brains run on, and Overloaded looks at the roles they play in all aspects of our experiences, from how we make decisions, who we love, what we remember to basic survival drives such as hunger, fear and sleep.
Author Ginny Smith explores what these tiny molecules do: what roles do cortisol and adrenaline play in memory formation? How do hormones and neurotransmitters affect the trajectory of our romantic relationships? Ginny meets scientists at the cutting-edge of brain chemistry research who are uncovering unexpected connections between these crucial chemicals. An eye-opening route through the remarkable world of neuro-transmitters, Overloaded unveils the chemicals inside each of us that touch every facet of our lives.
From adrenaline to dopamine, our lives are shaped by the chemicals that control us. They are the hormones and neurotransmitters that our brains run on, and Overloaded looks at the roles they play in all aspects of our experiences, from how we make decisions, who we love, what we remember to basic survival drives such as hunger, fear and sleep.
Author Ginny Smith explores what these tiny molecules do: what roles do cortisol and adrenaline play in memory formation? How do hormones and neurotransmitters affect the trajectory of our romantic relationships? Ginny meets scientists at the cutting-edge of brain chemistry research who are uncovering unexpected connections between these crucial chemicals. An eye-opening route through the remarkable world of neuro-transmitters, Overloaded unveils the chemicals inside each of us that touch every facet of our lives.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-6936-1 (9781472969361)
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Person
Ginny Smith is a science writer and presenter with a background in neuroscience and psychology. As the founder of Braintastic! Science, she presents shows at schools and festivals. She also teaches at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education and shares her storytelling skills as a science communication trainer and consultant.
Ginny hosts the British Psychological Society's Psych Crunch podcast, and is a regular presenter on the Cosmic Shambles Network.
Ginny hosts the British Psychological Society's Psych Crunch podcast, and is a regular presenter on the Cosmic Shambles Network.
Content
1: The Chemical Brain
2: Thanks for the Memories
3: Getting Motivated
4: Mood Swings and Scary Things
5: Sleep, the Brain's Greatest Mystery?
6: Food for Thought
7: Logic, Emotion or Chemicals?
8: You've Got the Love
9: A Pain in the Brain
Conclusion
Glossary
Diagram of the brain
Acknowledgements
Index
2: Thanks for the Memories
3: Getting Motivated
4: Mood Swings and Scary Things
5: Sleep, the Brain's Greatest Mystery?
6: Food for Thought
7: Logic, Emotion or Chemicals?
8: You've Got the Love
9: A Pain in the Brain
Conclusion
Glossary
Diagram of the brain
Acknowledgements
Index
