Books About Drugs And The Mind - Page 2
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Books About Drugs And The Mind - Page 2
Alchemies of the Mind:
Rationality and the Emotions
A comprehensive book about emotions and the role of emotions in human behavior. The author looks at emotions and the role they play in history, literature, philosophy and psychology.
Combining methodological and theoretical arguments with case studies, this book will have a broad appeal to those interested in philosophy, psychology, economics, political science, literary studies, history, and sociology.
Alchemies of the Mind Drugs and the Brain
Written by chair of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the book looks at the history of drug use and pharmacology research. From the beginning to what scientists now understand about how drugs work in the brain.
This book is short, illustrated, easy to understand, and organized by class of drug. Subjects include drugs and religious ceremony, Freud and cocaine, the 60s, designer drugs, and more.
Drugs and the Brain The Chemistry of Mind-Altering Drugs:
History, Pharmacology, and Cultural Context
This is an excellent pharmacology text book. It would be of little value to the casual reader because the chemistry and technical information would go over most peoples heads.
If you are a chemist or a professional in some related field, this is a book you will appreciate.
The Chemistry of Mind-Altering Drugs The Human Mind Explained:
An Owner's Guide to the Mysteries of the Mind
Current understanding about how the human mind works in a book that is written so that almost anyone can understand, rather than being a boring scientific textbook.
Pictures make it very easy to follow what is being written about. What is being written about is a pretty complete view of the mind. Learn all about the latest findings or browse the book for a topic of interest.
The Human Mind Explained The Myth of Sanity:
Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness
Is there such thing as a sane person? This is an exploration of an individuals response to traumatic experiences and how their brains catalogue and trigger 'dissociative' coping strategies. From the very serious DID (dissociative identity disorder), or switching among distinct personalities to the nearly universal 'brief phasing out' (losing a thought or getting 'caught up' in something).
Written in a way that anyone can understand and using interesting and realistic case stories, the author develops a picture of dissociation and explains how response systems determine how a persons brain catalogues traumatic experiences and triggers dissociative coping strategies.
The Myth of Sanity The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People:
What Scientists Have Learned
and How You Can Use It
This book is based on real research on happiness and happy people. Not just a collection of cute sayings, it is a practical and useful guide.
100 Simple Secrets