The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity―and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race

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This book not only informs the reader about the impact Dopamine has on humanity, but brings the reader on a voyage of discovery to understand how Dopamine influences so many parts of our lives and ultimately our world. Aș recomanda înainte de lecturarea acestei cărți, alte două cărți care prezintă o descriere a mai multor hormoni: "Creierul fericit" de L Breuning sau "Excitat. We do know that people with certain personalities are likely to be more Republican or Democrat (or conservative or liberal) dependent upon how dopamine works in the individual, driven by traits that are already a part of a person’s personality and change. Dar când aceste lucruri devin evenimente regulate, noutatea lor pălește și la fel se întâmplă și cu afluxul de dopamină -, iar un bileţel sau un e-mail mai lung ori o masă mai curată nu-l va aduce înapoi. Do you think Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks still enjoy making movies, or are they simply looking for the rush of excitement they get from the next great script to be sent their way?

Dopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for more-more stuff, more stimulation, and more surprises. This awareness has been empowering, enabling me to make conscious choices about where to direct my energy and attention. Have you finally found love, or is there a person even more suitable to you still out there waiting to be met and courted? Haunting questions of human biology are answered by The Molecule of More, a must-read about the human condition. Meet a molecule whose fingerprint rests upon every aspect of human nature—from desire and drugs to politics and progress.We want things in life for ourselves and our loved ones and we want to contribute to the betterment and advancement of society. I'm sure the broad thesis of the book - that the role of dopamine is key in a lot of human behaviour - is correct. As a guy who creates musical stuff for a living and reads science books for kicks, I was doubly hooked by The Molecule of More. Children and young people with ADHD who are often impulsive and have low inhibitions and often speak openly about things that other more reserve people wouldn't and are also prone to increased chances of taking drugs and obesity, their impulsivity seems to stop them regulating themselves and this is often seems to be driven by hormones such as dopamine.

What I hate about this type of books is that it tricks you into believing that it taught you something new and you understood a complicated concept. Once you understand the power and peril of dopamine, you’ll better understand the human condition itself.Responsible action is a delicate balance – excessive dopamine activity can become impractical and is speculated at times even lead to mental illnesses. Because another way I got in contact with dopamine was via sport and dietary change, massively influencing and modifying my body chemistry with interesting side effects muahaha, no it really got better, I swear! Using the latest insights from psychology, neuroscience, and social studies to investigate the role of this powerful brain chemical in our thoughts and behavior, it explains what science can teach us about drug addiction, mental illness, and political disagreements. Dopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for more—more stuff, more stimulation, and more surprises.

From this understanding--the difference between possessing something versus anticipating it--we can understand in a revolutionary new way why we behave as we do in love, business, addiction, politics, religion - and we can even predict those behaviors in ourselves and others. This explains why people with a certain version of DRD4, the gene that codes for dopamine receptors, tend to be more risk-taking, adventurous, and keen to learn new things. Every time I sat down to collect my thoughts my phone would ping with a message from a friend and I would get swept up in whatever their drama was. However, dopamine will wane and as it does so, we start to lose that feeling that we have and we want to seek something else. These blinks combine the latest insights from psychology, neuroscience, and social studies to explore the powers and pitfalls of this incredible molecule.Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas--and progress itself. He stretched the truth and oversimplified to make readers believe dopamine was the contributing factor in many ailments when the truth is SO very complex and diverse.