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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Pleasurable experiences switch on the brain’s medial forebrain pleasure circuit.
Chapter 3: Addiction is shaped by how a drug delivers pleasure – and by how available it is.
Chapter 4: Our pleasure circuits are triggered by foods loaded with fat and sugar.
Chapter 5: Falling in love and having sex both activate the pleasure circuit, but in distinct ways.
Chapter 6: Gambling is addictive because it too stimulates the pleasure circuit.
Chapter 7: It’s not only vices that light up our pleasure circuit – healthy habits and kindness do as well.
Description
The Compass of Pleasure (2011) explains what seemingly different experiences, from taking heroin to giving to charity, from overeating to orgasm, have in common: their impact on our brain’s pleasure circuitry. These blinks reveal the way pleasurable experiences rewire our brains over time and explain the true nature of addiction.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone curious about the influence of neurology on our daily lives
- Those interested in the mechanisms of addiction and how to undo them
- People seeking healthier sources of pleasure