Memoirs of an Addicted Brain
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
The most original and illuminating addiction memoir since Thomas De Quincey's seminal Confessions of an Opium Eater. . . An electrifying debut. -The Fix
Marc Lewis est un neuroscientifique et professeur de psychologie du développement dont le travail explore les complexités de la dépendance. Sa recherche examine les fondements neurologiques et psychologiques des comportements addictifs, à la recherche d'approches innovantes pour le traitement et le rétablissement. Lewis met à profit sa profonde compréhension du cerveau pour offrir une perspective nouvelle sur cette question complexe.





The most original and illuminating addiction memoir since Thomas De Quincey's seminal Confessions of an Opium Eater. . . An electrifying debut. -The Fix
In this unorthodox but enlightening book (Wall Street Journal), renowned developmental neuroscientist Marc Lewis shows how the prevailing'disease model' of addiction is wrong, how it has mislead the medical and treatment industries, and why understanding addiction as a developmental learning process is essential to more effective treatment and more enduring recovery for more people.
A futuristic retelling of Snow White in which seventeen-year-old Essie, a master at repairing robots and drones on the frozen mining planet Thanda, is pulled into a war by handsome and mysterious Dane after his shuttle crash-lands near her home
Eddie's mischievous antics, including throwing yellow snowballs and brawling with the school mascot, have landed him in detention repeatedly, pushing the principal to his limits. With one final outburst threatening his future at school, Eddie must navigate the consequences of his actions and find a way to stay out of trouble before it's too late.
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