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The Enchanted Loom reviews David Linden's book, The Compass of Pleasure

Mark Brady
Mark Brady

David Linden is a professor at Johns Hopkins University whose ability to translate complex neuroscience concepts and findings into enjoyable, readable prose is unparalleled. In this book he takes a look at all the systems in the brain and body that, when working well, allow us to naturally embrace and enjoy the lives we are living.

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The Enchanted Loom Teasing sturdy threads from neuroscience masterworks
Teasing 10 threads from David Lindens
Thread 1: Shopping, learning, gambling, prayer, orgasm, and altruism all trigger pleasure circuits in the Ventral Tegmental Area deep in the brain. (pg. 3)
Thread 2: What makes pleasure so compelling is that we adorn it with associations, emotions, social meaning, sights, tastes, sounds and smells. (pg. 26)
Thread 3: A whole lot of what drugs do to the mind is in the mind. (pg. 42)
Thread 4: Many cultural influences insist that obesity is a failure of willpower. Genetic evidence argues strongly against that idea. (pg. 80)
Thread 5: Fats and sugars are super- addictive, producing larger jolts to the pleasure circuits together than either one alone. (pg. 84)
Thread 6: Portions of the prefrontal cortex become deactivated in people newly fallen in love. (pg. 103)
Thread 7: Some men and women can reliably achieve orgasm through thought alone without any touching whatsoever. (pg. 111)
Thread 8: Any sound, smell, sight or memory can become associated with pleasure and can thereby become pleasurable in its own right. (pg. 135)
Thread 9: The opposite of love is indifference; the opposite of pleasure is not pain, but ennui- a lack of interest in sensation and experience. (pg. 154)
Thread 10: Knowledge for the sake of knowledge can engage the pleasure/ reward circuitry. Some ideas can be as addictive as drugs. (pgs. 168-169)
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The Enchanted Loom reviews David Linden's book, The Compass of Pleasure

  • 1. The Enchanted Loom Teasing sturdy threads from neuroscience masterworks
  • 3. Thread 1: Shopping, learning, gambling, prayer, orgasm, and altruism all trigger pleasure circuits in the Ventral Tegmental Area deep in the brain. (pg. 3)
  • 4. Thread 2: What makes pleasure so compelling is that we adorn it with associations, emotions, social meaning, sights, tastes, sounds and smells. (pg. 26)
  • 5. Thread 3: A whole lot of what drugs do to the mind is in the mind. (pg. 42)
  • 6. Thread 4: Many cultural influences insist that obesity is a failure of willpower. Genetic evidence argues strongly against that idea. (pg. 80)
  • 7. Thread 5: Fats and sugars are super- addictive, producing larger jolts to the pleasure circuits together than either one alone. (pg. 84)
  • 8. Thread 6: Portions of the prefrontal cortex become deactivated in people newly fallen in love. (pg. 103)
  • 9. Thread 7: Some men and women can reliably achieve orgasm through thought alone without any touching whatsoever. (pg. 111)
  • 10. Thread 8: Any sound, smell, sight or memory can become associated with pleasure and can thereby become pleasurable in its own right. (pg. 135)
  • 11. Thread 9: The opposite of love is indifference; the opposite of pleasure is not pain, but ennui- a lack of interest in sensation and experience. (pg. 154)
  • 12. Thread 10: Knowledge for the sake of knowledge can engage the pleasure/ reward circuitry. Some ideas can be as addictive as drugs. (pgs. 168-169)
  • 13. Image Credits: Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans 際際滷 3 - http://bit.ly/1KunJ4e 際際滷 12 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Inspiration-152043778 際際滷 2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Linden 際際滷 6 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/obesity-155829715 際際滷 5 - http://theotherlandofoz.com/2014/07/13/happy/ 際際滷 11 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Boredom-306217907 際際滷 10 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Smells-And-Sensations-356651059 際際滷 14 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans 際際滷 9 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Orgasm-458607713 際際滷 8 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/first-love-429739657 際際滷 7 - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Sugar-227111621 際際滷 4 - http://oak-art-gallery.deviantart.com/art/PLEASURE-176665796
  • 14. Mark Brady, PhD TheEnchantedLoom@gmail.com to Subscribe or receive the Powerpoints for Free Thank you for viewing !