Your Brain on Food S This page intentionally left blank Your Brain on Food How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings Gary L. Wenk‚ PhD Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience and Molecular Virology‚ Immunology and Medical Genetics The Ohio State University Columbus‚ OH 1 2010 1 Oxford University Press‚ Inc.‚ publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research‚ scholarship‚ and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town
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A Rhetorical Analysis of Will Moller’s “Those Who Live in Glass Houses” Cheating‚ in all forms‚ is considered deceitful and wrong. However‚ people still do it hoping the end result is an A on an exam or a better performance‚ in an athlete’s case. Cheating in itself is like an addiction and follows a domino effect. Once one athlete decides to use steroids‚ others follow in their footsteps hoping to perform at a higher level. There have always been several athletes who choose to cheat for their own
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One of the most exciting sports stories in recent years was the attempt to break Roger Maris’ single-season homerun record [sixty-two] in baseball. On September 8‚ 1998 ‚ Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals made history by hitting his sixty-second homerun. However‚ many people believe that McGwire’s record is tarnished by the revelation that he had been using androstendione ‚ a compound that temporarily boosts the levels of the male sex hormone testosterone. This finding drew attention to a
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Statistics Alcohol is the oldest drug around. It is also the most widely-used and almost 50 percent of people aged 12 and over have consumed alcohol in the United States. Most people are able to consume alcohol responsibly. However‚ for one reason or another‚ some people abuse alcohol and develop addictions. Drug information from the American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)states that approximately 10 to 15 million people in the United States can be classified as alcoholics
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Exploring Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder. It is a disease that makes it difficult for a person to tell the difference between real and unreal experience‚ to think logically‚ to have normal emotional responses to others‚ and to behave normally in social situations. (Landau‚ 2004) Approximately one percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime‚ and more than two million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year. (Lundy‚ 1990). Schizophrenia
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and scored an A. "I don’t think I could keep a 3.9 average without this stuff‚" she said afterward. At many colleges across the country‚ the ingredients for academic success now include a steady flow of analeptics‚ the class of prescription amphetamines that is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Since Ritalin abuse first hit the radar screen several years ago‚ the reliance on prescription stimulants to enhance performance has risen‚ becoming almost as commonplace as No-Doz
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I. Introduction Substance-related disorders have demonstrated negative impacts on the personal general health. They result in personal‚ familial and occupational impairment mediated through their direct effects and subsequent consequences (Range & Marlatt‚ 2008). Several psychological approaches were adopted to enhance recovery and maintain abstinence. Cognitive behavioral therapy (referred later as CBT) was one of the most applied approaches in this field. CBT was originally designed to treat depression
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Stress is something that has become prevalent in our society‚ more so now than ever before. Demands from everyday life have certainly increased‚ creating more stress in our lives and potentially affecting our health and wellbeing. The purpose of this essay is to discuss stress and the effects it can have on our behavioural responses. Firstly‚ it will give an overview of stress‚ as well as discuss physical and mental concerns bought about by excessive stress and factors that contribute towards it
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illegally‚ on the streets. This only allows more people to feed the addiction that can result from the over-use of these type of drugs. Adderall is prescribed to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). It is composed of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine‚ and is used to control the nerves that cause hyperactivity and involuntary impulses. People
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substances‚ whether legal or illegal‚ have an impact on health when used in the wrong way. Different sub-stances have different effects on the body. Substances that are commonly abused in the United States among the Adolescent age group include alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ anabolic steroids‚ cocaine‚ depressants hallucinogens‚ inhalants‚ marijuana‚ narcotics‚ prescription medications‚ nonprescription (over-the-counter) medications‚ tobacco among other drugs. Adolescent abuse some substances without being physically
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