A leading brain scientist's look at the neurobiology of pleasure-and how pleasures can become addictions.
Whether eating, taking drugs, engaging in sex, or doing good deeds, the pursuit of pleasure is a central drive of the human animal. In The Compass of Pleasure Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David J. Linden explains how pleasure affects us at the most fundamental level: in our brain.
As he did in his award-winning book, The Accidental Mind, Linden combines cutting-edge science with entertaining anecdotes to illuminate the source of the behaviors that can lead us to ecstasy but that can easily become compulsive. Why are drugs like nicotine and heroin addictive while LSD is not? Why has the search for safe appetite suppressants been such a disappointment? The Compass of Pleasure concludes with a provocative consideration of pleasure in the future, when it may be possible to activate our pleasure circuits at will and in entirely novel patterns.
David J. Linden is a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University of Medicine. The author of more than ninety scientific papers, he also serves as the editor in chief of The Journal of Neurphysiology. His work has received awards from the Sloan, McKnight and Klingenstein Foundations as well as those of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Society for Neuroscience.
弓不可能永远弯曲,如果没有合法的娱乐,人性或人性的弱点将难以生存。---《堂吉诃德》1605年 《愉悦回路》的作者林登教授是位很“神奇”的作者:原本从小立志成为海洋生物学家的他在大二面临海洋生物学和神经科学之间作出职业选择的时候,两相对比,无从选择,居然选择了辍学...
评分 评分 评分先说说封面 直到读完,我都以为封面画的是小脑突触或是蛇头什么的抽象画。放大图片,才发现是一圈大腿和颜色近似的几个关键词。不知道为什么不使用原版封面,几个关键词清楚明了。所以大家不用依据封面判断本书。 如何阅读 本文是对《愉悦回路》的目录总结,也许每一个下一本书...
评分愉悦回路最初来自于生理本能的发展,随着智慧和社会的出现,各种社会性活动通过复杂的交流和故事建立了关联和预期,因此也开始能激活愉悦回路。 从这个意义上看,人类具备赋予某种事件意义并激发愉悦回路的能力,只要打通与本能满足的关联。甚至超过本能。 人是追求愉悦的动物...
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评分basically a book-length literature review. still fun to read
评分basically a book-length literature review. still fun to read
评分basically a book-length literature review. still fun to read
评分最有意思的教材
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