Description |
1 online resource (156 pages) |
Contents |
Nature vs. nurture -- How the environment shapes our brain -- The environmental side of brain disorders -- Non-genetic factors affecting brain development and function -- Diseases during brain development -- Nutrition and our brain -- Gut-brain interaction -- Stress and brain function -- Sleep and brain function -- Pesticides, drugs, toxins -- Social factors that change our brain -- Cognitive training in aging -- Physical activity and the brain -- Epilogue: prevention instead of treatment |
Summary |
Eco-neurobiology is a field of neuroscience that investigates how environmental factors impact the brain through development and aging. This book takes the reader on a journey through the most recent findings in this field, covering how non-genetic factors influence our brain and may contribute to the development of disorders, as well as the everyday function of our minds. The things we eat, the stressfulness of our lives, and traumatic events all have effects on our brains that we are just beginning to understand |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 07, 2020) |
Subject |
Neurosciences -- Environmental aspects
|
|
Neurobiology.
|
|
Neurobiology
|
|
Neurobiology
|
Form |
Electronic book
|
ISBN |
1527542068 |
|
9781527542068 |
|