Here is someone who looks deep into the neuroscience of addiction, shedding some light in areas you might not have thought about. David J. Linden is an American professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and the author of The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God. [1] The book The Accidental Mind is an attempt to explain the human brain to intelligent lay reader. CLICK HERE FOR THE NPR INTERVIEW WITH LINDEN If your interested in David’s latest book, The Compass of Pleasure, you can go to his blog and learn more.
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July 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Barbara
I heard something about this on NPR today but came in on the middle of the conversation so was not sure who they were talking to. I’m still reading the last book you suggested. Keep the good info coming.
July 20, 2011 at 8:49 pm
peglud
See my July 7th post about the book, “The Compass of Pleasure” here: http://peglud.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/the-compass-of-pleasure/
October 23, 2011 at 8:32 pm
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Ola! Dadonfire,
This question may be a little off-topic, Under mild stress, women have eight times the blood flow through the emotional center of the brain as compared to men. The neurotransmitter Serotonin is needed to calm down this emotional center. Men make 50% more and can store 50% more Serotonin than women. As you can see, this shows why women run out of Serotonin quicker than men.
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