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

by David J. Linden

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670022586
• ISBN13: 9780670022588
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher