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La Bussola Del Piacere (2012)

by David J. Linden(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Codice Edizioni

review 1: An enjoyable explanation of our current understanding of the biological and chemical mechanics of how pleasure works in humans and other animals. When he told the stories of lab rats with probes implanted directly into the pleasure centers of their brains to deliver electrical stimulation on demand, I couldn't decide whether to pity or envy the rats. Sure their lives were short, but some of them experienced levels of pleasure few humans will ever know. It gets a bit technical in places, but there's still plenty of interesting stuff for the lay reader/listener. Worked ok as an audiobook.
review 2: This book does what it says on the tin - it breaks down and explains the mechanisms that compel so may of our life activities which are directed towards the pursuit o... moref pleasure.Where David discusses pleasures addictive qualities are quite harrowing. He clearly and scientifically explains how all consuming some pleasures can be for the mind, how difficult it is to abstain from a highly pleasurable activity, and how easy it is to relapse through any kind of trigger, be it stress, smell, sight, or even thought.Neurological technical terms are used liberally, but they are spaced with lay explications and examples. I found sometimes the technical terminology made me disengage from the dialogue and it would take a while for me to pick back up on the thread of his point. If you are familiar with the field of neurology or the brains logical components, then you'll breeze through the the book and better gleam the central insights. less

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