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 explains h...
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Mashing the pleasure button
- 2. Stoned again
- 3. Feed me
- 4. Your sexy brain
- 5. Gambling and other modern compulsions
- 6. Virtuous pleasures (and a little pain)
- 7. The future of pleasure