Nutrition and the Function of the Central Nervous System

• Main Author: Billy R. Hammond (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; MSG; fMRI; ADHD; gut microbiome; carotenoids; sialic acid; irritable bowel syndrome; hyperalgesia; lutein; central nervous system
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Neuroscience, as a field, has only recently expanded to consider how the nervous system might be influenced by interaction with other bodily systems. The psychology curriculum never, for instance, included courses on nutrition. Although we learn about the body as if it is segregated into systems (ca...