书籍介绍
这本书最锋利处,在于把'想要'和'喜欢'彻底拆开——我们并非因为拥有而快乐,反而因为'差一点才得到'而兴奋。老虎机、恋爱、性高潮、甚至政治立场,都被收进同一套机制里:多巴胺从不奖励奖励本身,只奖励'预期误差'。于是减肥失败与竞选总统共享同一套逻辑,热恋的激情也注定要冷却为陪伴。它读起来畅快,因为'用一种分子解释一切'极具爽感;但它也饱受争议,不少读者觉得这不过是把心理学常识换了个分子生物学的名字重新包装,后半段更陷入缺乏实据的推测。真正适合它的人,是那些愿意承认自己'并不理性'、并想弄清欲望究竟如何操纵自己的读者;至于'如何让多巴胺为我们所用',作者给出的答案——投入创造、专注与真实关系——或许才是全书唯一扎实的东西。
作者简介
Daniel Z. Lieberman, M.D. is professor and vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. Dr. Lieberman is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a recipient of the Caron Foundation Research Award, and he has published over 50 scientific reports on behavioral science. He has provided insight on psychiatric issues for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Commerce, and the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy, and has discussed mental health in interviews on CNN, C-SPAN, and PBS. Dr. Lieberman studied the Great Books at St. John's College. He received his medical degree and completed his psychiatric training at New York University.
Trained as a physicist, Michael E. Long is an award-winning speechwriter, screenwriter, and playwright. As a playwright, more than 20 of his shows have been produced, most on New York stages. As a screenwriter, his honors include finalist for the grand prize in screenwriting at the Slamdance Film Festival. As a speechwriter, Mr. Long has written for members of Congress, U.S. cabinet secretaries, governors, diplomats, business executives, and presidential candidates. A popular speaker and educator, Mr. Long has addressed audiences around the world, including in a keynote at Oxford University. He teaches writing at Georgetown University, where he is a former director of writing. Mr. Long pursued undergraduate studies at Murray State University and graduate studies at Vanderbilt University.