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..../ The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good / HOW TO READ BOOKS
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Why Can't Johnny Stop Smoking, Drinking, Gambling & Whoring? : The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good
I'm not a scientist - far from it. But for laypeople like myself, this is still a pretty interesting read. The author delves into many of my favorite things in life -- food, sex, alcohol, gambling, exercise, etc. -- and provides some fascinating insights into how people may be wired to find pleasure in each, and how these and other pleasurable activities can also turn to addiction. In a way I relate this to how marketers study consumer behavior, something I'm personally more knowledgeable about. The author does a good job of incorporating humor and clear descriptions throughout, which made it a fast and pleasurable read. I'd say about 5% of the book involved more scientific detail than I cared to plow through, but it was easy enough to skip ahead.
