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Never Enough - Judith (Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience) Grisel - Bog

- the neuroscience and experience of addiction

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A former drug addict turned behavioural neuroscientist reveals how drugs work in the brain ¿ and what we can do to fight addiction. Judith Grisel was a daily drug user when she began to consider that her addiction might have a cure, one that she herself could perhaps discover by studying the brain. Now, after twenty-five years as a neuroscientist, she shares what she and other scientists have learned about addiction, enriched by captivating glimpses of her personal journey. In Never Enough, Grisel reveals the unfortunate bottom line of all regular drug use: there is no such thing as a free lunch. All drugs act on the brain in a way that diminishes their enjoyable effects and creates unpleasant ones with repeated use. Delving into the science of one of the world¿s most pressing health problems, she reveals what is different about the brains of addicts even before they first pick up a drink or drug, and highlights the changes that take place in the brain and behaviour as a result of chronic using. With compassion and clarity, Grisel describes what drove her to addiction, what helped her recover, and her belief that a `cure¿ for addiction will not be found in our individual brains but in the way we interact with our communities.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781912854578
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 256
  • Udgivet:
  • 8. august 2019
  • Størrelse:
  • 197x131x17 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 206 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 4-7 hverdage
Forventet levering: 13. november 2024

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A former drug addict turned behavioural neuroscientist reveals how drugs work in the brain ¿ and what we can do to fight addiction.

Judith Grisel was a daily drug user when she began to consider that her addiction might have a cure, one that she herself could perhaps discover by studying the brain. Now, after twenty-five years as a neuroscientist, she shares what she and other scientists have learned about addiction, enriched by captivating glimpses of her personal journey.
In Never Enough, Grisel reveals the unfortunate bottom line of all regular drug use: there is no such thing as a free lunch. All drugs act on the brain in a way that diminishes their enjoyable effects and creates unpleasant ones with repeated use. Delving into the science of one of the world¿s most pressing health problems, she reveals what is different about the brains of addicts even before they first pick up a drink or drug, and highlights the changes that take place in the brain and behaviour as a result of chronic using.
With compassion and clarity, Grisel describes what drove her to addiction, what helped her recover, and her belief that a `cure¿ for addiction will not be found in our individual brains but in the way we interact with our communities.

Brugerbedømmelser af Never Enough

  • Toma G. 28. juni 2022

    Great Book, Definitely recommend if you are interested about the context of addiction (especially drugs, alcohol, phone etc.) but also it’s an interesting perspective on what happened behind the hood of our decision making and chemical processes. DON’T get intimidated by the first chapters words and terminology, for some reason she decided to make it utterly fancy, but the rest of the chapters are ok. Overall amazing self help and easy to re-read book.


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