Description
A renowned neuroscientist provides an “unorthodox but enlightening” (Wall Street Journal) narrative of how addiction happens in the brain, and what we can do to overcome it
Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist–and former addict himself–explains why the disease model of addiction is wrong and how it obstructs the path to recovery. Combining intimate human examples with clearly rendered scientific explanations, The Biology of Desire is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Marc Lewis
Published: 08/23/2016
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 9781610397124
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 0.80″ H x 8.20″ L x 5.40″ W
About the Author
Marc Lewis, PhD, is a neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology. Now at Radboud University in the Netherlands, he taught for more than twenty years at the University of Toronto. He has authored or coauthored more than fifty journal articles in neuroscience and developmental psychology. Presently, he speaks and blogs on topics in addiction science, and his critically acclaimed book, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs, is the first to blend memoir and science in addiction studies.
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