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The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good

The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good - Paperback

by David J. Linden
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Availability:In StockContributor:David J. LindenAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2012-04-24Pages:240
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143120759ISBN-10:143120751UPC:9780143120759Book Category:Medical, ScienceBook Subcategory:Neuroscience, Life SciencesBook Topic:NeuroscienceSize:8.39 x 5.52 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.45Product ID:SCMDMRV68N
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a "hugely entertaining" (NPR.org) look at vice and virtue through cutting-edge science

As he did in his award-winning book The Accidental Mind, David J. Linden--highly regarded neuroscientist, professor, and writer--weaves empirical science with entertaining anecdotes to explain how the gamut of behaviors that give us a buzz actually operates. The Compass of Pleasure makes clear why drugs like nicotine and heroin are addictive while LSD is not, how fast food restaurants ensure that diners will eat more, why some people cannot resist the appeal of a new sexual encounter, and much more. Provocative and illuminating, this is a radically new and thorough look at the desires that define us.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143120759ISBN-10:143120751UPC:9780143120759Book Category:Medical, ScienceBook Subcategory:Neuroscience, Life SciencesBook Topic:NeuroscienceSize:8.39 x 5.52 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.45Product ID:SCMDMRV68N
David J. Linden, Ph.D., is a professor in the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His laboratory has worked for many years on the cellular substrates of memory storage, recovery of function following brain injury and a few other topics. He has a longstanding interest in scientific communication and served for many years as the Chief Editor of the Journal of Neurophysiology. His books include The Accidental Mind, Touch, and Think Tank. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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