Diet Impacts on Brain and Mind

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Pregnancy, infancy and development; 3. Acute effects of food intake; 4. Chronic effects of food intake - Western-style diets; 5. Dietary neurotoxins; 6. Neuroprotective effects of diet; 7. Food-related drugs and food as a drug; 8. Starvation and caloric restriction in adults; 9. Essential nutrient deficiencies in adults; 10. Implications and conclusions.

About the author

Richard J. Stevenson was born in the UK where he completed a degree in Biology, and a masters and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology. After moving to Australia, he has worked in both applied and academic settings, with a current focus on the impacts of Western-style diets on brain and appetitive behaviour. He is currently Professor of Experimental Psychology at Macquarie University, Australia.Heather M. Francis is a Clinical Neuropsychologist whose research has focused on the links between diet and brain function, particularly in young adults. She is Deputy Director of the Master of Clinical Neuropsychology program at Macquarie University, Australia, and works clinically in the Neurology Department at Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia.

Summary

Scientists, industry, and the public are all interested in how what we eat affects our brain and mind. Stevenson and Francis provide a comprehensive account of this new and emerging science, written in an accessible style for both educated lay and scientific readers.

Product details

• Authors: Heather Francis, Francis Heather, Richard J. Stevenson, Richard J. (Macquarie University Stevenson, Stevenson Richard J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781108719155
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71915-5
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Nutrition, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Dietetics & nutrition, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Dietetics and nutrition