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ISBN-10 : 0471619159
ISBN-13 : 9780471619154
Author: Gene Wallenstein
From our enjoyment of music to our cravings for chocolate, from our love for children and family to our attraction to things of beauty, this book embarks on an intriguing and accessible exploration of the purpose of pleasure in our lives and in human history. How did pleasure evolve and why? How does it develop in children? How does the pursuit of pleasure play a critical role in brain development? The Pleasure Instinct explores everything we need to know about our urge to feel good.
Part One: The Pleasure Instinct and Brain Development
Chapter 1: Foibles and Follies
Darwin without “Social Darwinism”
Chapter 2: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Precocious Primates
The Language Link
The Trouble with Tribbles
Chapter 3: What Makes Sammy Dance?
The Nature of “Natural” Reward
Essential Hardware
How the Developing Brain Gets Wired
Part Two: The Pleasures of the Sensory World
Chapter 4: The Pleasure of Touch
Sensations
The Evolution of the Rocking Chair
How Movement and Touch Promote Brain Development
Chapter 5: In Praise of Odors
The Smell of Attraction
Chapter 6: For the Love of Chocolate
Sugar and Health
Getting Wired for Taste
Survival of the Fattest
Chapter 7: The Evolution of the Lullaby
A Universal Grammar
Eenie-Meenie-Miney-Mo
Chapter 8: In Search of Pretty Things
How Pleasure Fine-Tunes the Visual Brain
The Pleasure of Learning
Neural Bootstrapping
Part Three: The Pleasure Instinct and the Modern Experience
Chapter 9: Pleasure from Proportion and Symmetry
The Hidden Persuaders
Pleasure from Proportion
Seduction by Symmetry
A Fit Face
Symmetry Signals and Pleasure
Symmetry and Aesthetics: An Example of a General Process
Chapter 10: Pleasure from Repetition and Rhythm
Chapter 11: Homo Addictus
The Many Faces of Vice
Chapter 12: Parsing Pleasure
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