The Compass of Pleasure
by David J. Linden
The neuroscience of pleasure: food, sex, drugs, gambling, exercise, generosity, all through the same reward circuits. Clear and nonjudgmental.
Read it if…
you want to understand reward and addiction biologically.
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Skip it if…
you want a recovery guide.
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Three things you will actually use
- One circuit, many pleasures.
- Addiction is learning gone wrong.
- Virtue uses the same wiring.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the medial forebrain pleasure circuit.
Our verdict
Pleasure's wiring.
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