Ginny Smith

Overloaded (eBook, ePUB)

How Every Aspect of Your Life is Influenced by Your Brain Chemicals

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472969361
• Artikelnr.: 61352303

Autorenporträt

Ginny Smith is a science writer and presenter with expertise in psychology and neuroscience. She has a talent for making the complex comprehensible, and a passion for bringing her love of brain science to audiences around the world.

Ginny founded Braintastic! Science, which produces spectacular science shows and resources to help young people understand and get the best out of their brains. She is regularly found on stage at schools, festivals and events, and relishes answering children's questions about the brain. Ginny also produces content about the brain for adults. She teaches at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education, and is a regular blogger and video presenter for the Cosmic Shambles Network, alongside some of the biggest names in science. She hosts the Psychological Society's Psych Crunch Podcast, and shares her skills as a science communication trainer and consultant.

ginnysmithscience.com / @GinnySmithSci

Inhaltsangabe

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