{"product_id":"9781101476413","title":"The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good","description":"\u003cb\u003eA leading brain scientist's look at the neurobiology of pleasure-and how pleasures can become addictions. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whether eating, taking drugs, engaging in sex, or doing good deeds, the pursuit of pleasure is a central drive of the human animal. In \u003ci\u003eThe Compass of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David J. Linden explains how pleasure affects us at the most fundamental level: in our brain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As he did in his award-winning book, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, Linden combines cutting-edge science with entertaining anecdotes to illuminate the source of the behaviors that can lead us to ecstasy but that can easily become compulsive. Why are drugs like nicotine and heroin addictive while LSD is not? Why has the search for safe appetite suppressants been such a disappointment? \u003ci\u003eThe Compass of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with a provocative consideration of pleasure in the future, when it may be possible to activate our pleasure circuits at will and in entirely novel patterns.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120469590256,"sku":"9781101476413","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101476413_p0.jpg?v=1763687026","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101476413","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}