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Memoirs Of An Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life On Drugs (2011)

by Marc Lewis(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0385669259 (ISBN13: 9780385669252)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Doubleday Canada

review 1: In Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, Marc Lewis brilliantly blends a compelling narrative with an introductory course on neurobiology to show us how the mind and brain of an addict operates. Lewis’ neuroscience expertise and addiction experience gives his voice unique authority. Thank you Mark for helping me make sense of my life, but more importantly, thank you for helping non-addicts understand what happens to us. Your work helps de-stigmatize a wretched illness.Michael Pond, MSW, RSW (Alcoholic Psychotherapist)
review 2: An easy to read and follow part biography, part neuroscience explanation, part self reflection/self help manual. As far as I know a relatively new concept in writing a biography, explaining thoughts and emotions surrounding the authors addic... moretions and the bio-science and how that influences his decisions.I found Marcs self reflection captivating, and the neuroscience explanations to be informative. I do think they could have been tied in together a little more, however this may have impacted the readability of the book if he had done so. The ending was also a little abrupt, but he did seem to concentrate on the addiction process rather than post-addiction. less

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