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书籍信息
- 作者：Daniel Z. Lieberman
- 出版时间：2018-8-30
- 定价：GBP 19.99
- 页数：240
- ISBN：9781946885111
书籍介绍
Whyareweobsessedwiththethingswewantonlytobeboredwhenwegetthem?
Whyisaddictionperfectlylogicaltoanaddict?
Whydoeslovechangesoquicklyfrompassiontoindifference?
Whyaresomepeopledie-hardliberalsandothershardcoreconservatives?
Whyarewealwayshopefulforsolutionseveninthedarkesttimes—andsogoodatfiguringthemout?
Theanswerisfoundinasinglechemicalinyourbrain:dopamine.Dopamineensuredthesurvivalofearlyman.Thousandsofyearslater,itisthesourceofourmostbasicbehaviorsandculturalideas—andprogressitself.
Dopamineisthechemicalofdesirethatalwaysasksformore—morestuff,morestimulation,andmoresurprises.Inpursuitofthesethings,itisundeterredbyemotion,fear,ormorality.Dopamineisthesourceofoureveryurge,thatlittlebitofbiologythatmakesanambitiousbusinessprofessionalsacrificeeverythinginpursuitofsuccess,orthatdrivesasatisfiedspousetoriskitallforthethrillofsomeonenew.Simplyput,itiswhyweseekandsucceed;itiswhywediscoverandprosper.Yet,atthesametime,it’swhywegambleandsquander.
Fromdopamine’spointofview,it’snotthehavingthatmatters.It’sgettingsomething—anything—that’snew.Fromthisunderstanding—thedifferencebetweenpossessingsomethingversusanticipatingit—wecanunderstandinarevolutionarynewwaywhywebehaveaswedoinlove,business,addiction,politics,religion—andwecanevenpredictthosebehaviorsinourselvesandothers.
InTheMoleculeofMore:HowaSingleChemicalinYourBrainDrivesLove,Sex,andCreativity—andwillDeterminetheFateoftheHumanRace,GeorgeWashingtonUniversityprofessorandpsychiatristDanielZ.Lieberman,MD,andGeorgetownUniversitylecturerMichaelE.Longpresentapotentiallylife-changingproposal:Muchofhumanlifehasanunconsideredcomponentthatexplainsanarrayofbehaviorspreviouslythoughttobeunrelated,includingwhywinnerscheat,whygeniusesoftensufferwithmentalillness,whynearlyalldietsfail,andwhythebrainsofliberalsandconservativesreallyaredifferent.
