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Saghazadeh A^{1, 2} ; Khaksar R² ; Mahmoudi M^{3, 4} ; Rezaei N^{5, 6, 7} Show Affiliations
Source: Biophysics and Neurophysiology of the Sixth Sense Published:2019

Abstract

The role of nutrients in brainwave balance has been reviewed elsewhere. In particular, research recently remarked that retinoic acid plays role in the generation of delta oscillations, which, in turn, are required for the cortical synchrony during slow-wave sleep. The last decade has witnessed numerous attempts, leading to the view of vitamin A as a vitamin for the brain. The present chapter first provides evidence pointing to different mechanisms underlying food preferences. It is also followed with a brief opinion entitled From Nutrients to Brainwaves addressing two related issues: a. why if an individual has deficiency in a certain nutrient (nutrients), then he/she will feel more hunger for foods that are high in that given deficient nutrient (e.g., people with iron deficiency feel a desire to eat soil. Additionally, people who are in the early stages of dehydration feel extremely thirsty) and b. why some humans have the desire for eating blood (bloodthirsty)/humans (cannibal). © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.