The compass of pleasure : how our brains make fatty foods, orgasm, exercise, marijuana, generosity, vodka, learning, and gambling feel so good /
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. Here, Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David J. Linden expla...
Основен автор: | Linden, David J., 1961- |
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Формат: | Книга |
Език: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Books,
2012, ©2011.
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Съдържание:
- Mashing the pleasure button
- Stoned again
- Feed me
- Your sexy brain
- Gambling and other modern compulsions
- Virtuous pleasures (and a little pain)
- The future of pleasure.