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How do Food and Drugs Influence my Brain?
Gary L. Wenk
in The Brain: What Everyone Needs To Know®
The brain is the organ of your mind; therefore, food and drugs can have a profound influence on how you think, act, and feel. These effects can be profound, subtle, or barely noticeable. ...
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How Does My Brain Accomplish So Much?
Gary L. Wenk
in The Brain: What Everyone Needs To Know®
I originally considered beginning this book in the traditional style with a discussion about the basics of brain anatomy. I decided not to follow that tradition because I wanted you to ...
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How Does The Brain Age?
Gary L. Wenk
in The Brain: What Everyone Needs To Know®
This is an essential question to answer because the brain is a key regulator of your lifespan. Your body ages almost as fast as your brain; thus, anything that you do to slow the aging of ...
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Introduction
Gary L. Wenk
in The Brain: What Everyone Needs To Know®
Your brain is in your head. At first glance, this seems like a dreadful place for your delicate brain to reside. Why is your brain located inside your head? It would be much safer hidden ...
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What is a Memory?
Gary L. Wenk
in The Brain: What Everyone Needs To Know®
Your brain is never static; it continually rewires itself as you experience life and learn new things. This ability is termed plasticity. Plasticity allows you to be smart, adaptive, and ...
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Why Do I Feel This Way?
Gary L. Wenk
in The Brain: What Everyone Needs To Know®
“How do you feel?” You have asked, and been asked, this question many times. How does your brain answer this question? How you feel is determined by far more factors than your level of ...
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Why do I Sleep and Dream?
Gary L. Wenk
in The Brain: What Everyone Needs To Know®
Our bodies are full of rhythms that are controlled by the brain. Why? A clue to the answer lies in the fact that these rhythms closely follow the rhythms of our planet. Our many biological ...
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