Addicted Brains

A neuroscientist examines life on drugs.

Countdown in the Rat Lab

Below is an excerpt from my book, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, soon to be released in the US. The excerpt deals with ego fatigue, like the last post...(and the next one). But it doesn't get into the neuroscience—not yet. It's just a read-out of the fantasies, the self-talk, the loosening sense of self-control that all start to slip and slide as you approach the pivot point. Read More

really enjoyed reading your

really enjoyed reading your article. looking forward to the book!!!

Thank you! I hope you like

Thank you! I hope you like it.

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Marc Lewis, Ph.D. has been a professor of developmental psychology and neuroscience for over twenty years and recently wrote Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines his Former Life on Drugs.

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