Drugs and the Brain (Scientific American Library)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0716750155 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"This is an admirable book. With his background in psychiatry and neuropharmacology and with his lively awareness of the history and social relevance of his topic, Snyder is almost uniquely placed to write about this subject. Though by no means the first popular account of neuropharmacology, it is without doubt the best one so far." Times Higher Education Supplement
. From Library Journal This 1986 volume details how drugs affect brain functions and their use in the fight against anxiety, mental illness, etc.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc
An objective, well informed look at a culturally taboo topic Many of the Scientific American Library books are gems and this isosemantically titled book by Dr. Snyder is no exception. The books I have read from this series are uniformly short, sweet and to the point. Drugs, per se, are after all essentially what brain function is. Drugs are our personalities, our emotions (not to mention all other vertebrates, especially the class of mammals to which we belong). There is no better way to come to . "Psychopharmacology primer for the intelligent reader" according to aptowicz@sas.upenn.edu. This book is short, accessible, and fully illustrated. It is a particularly compelling technical primer for the intelligent but non-initiated reader. The logical flow of the book reflects the history of drug use and pharmacology research, both increasing in sophistication over time, and is topically organized by the major classes of psychoactives.Subjects touched upon include the use of drugs in religious ceremony, Freud's cocain habit,. P. A. HELTON said Great reading. Great reading coming from a person who has been on a antidepressent rollercoaster for over a year. Along with misc, pills. It is a great book to help understand what goes on and why this antidepressent quit working and this one the Doc wont prescribe and other reasons for it being called a "Roller-Coaster Ride fot the Brain"