Dr Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology, now teaching at Radboud University in the Netherlands after more than twenty years on faculty at the University of Toronto. He has authored or co-authored more than fifty journal articles in neuroscience and developmental psychology. Presently, he speaks and blogs on topics in addiction science, and his critically acclaimed book, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: a neuroscientist examines his former life on drugs, is the first to blend memoir and science in addiction studies.
‘The most important study of addiction to be published for many
years.’
*The Spectator*
‘A courageous and much needed voice in rethinking addiction — Lewis
takes addiction out of a disease model and reframes it as a
negative outcome of neuroplasticity. This model provides realistic
hope, given that what has been learnt can be unlearnt by harnessing
the principles of neuroplasticity. Through his intimate personal
and professional knowledge of addiction, Lewis reframes our
understanding of its mechanisms and nature in a way that is
empowering.’
*author of the international bestseller The Woman Who Changed Her
Brain*
‘Clear, insightful, and necessary.’
*Johann Hari, author of Chasing the Scream*
‘A convincing explanation of addiction as a pattern-making mental
process.’
*New Statesman*
‘Marc Lewis provides a wonderful mix of biography, psychology, and
neuroscience to explain desire and addiction in a new way. It will
stimulate thinking about our approaches to addiction and desire.
His writing is accessible, personal, and captivating.’
*author of How I Rescued My Brain*
'This is the real story of “this is your brain on drugs”, but one
that provides a refreshing, convincing alternative to the
widespread traditional disease-model view of addiction. Through
compelling stories of real people who struggled with various
addictions, Lewis lucidly makes the case for a new science-based
understanding of what causes and sustains addiction. Most
important, it offers far more positivity about ways out of
addiction than those offered by traditional treatment, providing
hope for those struggling as well as for their loved ones.‘
*author of Sober for Good and Inside Rehab*
‘[L]ooks at how addiction and brain science collide, and how
understanding our brains can help addicts get out of the abyss …
[A] very readable, often touching, gateway into the universe of
neuroscience and the shadowland of addiction.’
*Sydney Morning Herald*
‘Informed by unparalleled neuroscientific insight and written with
his usual flare, Marc Lewis’s The Biology of Desire effectively
refutes the medical view of addiction as a primary brain disease. A
bracing and informative rebuke of the muddle that now characterizes
public and professional discourse on this topic.’
*author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With
Addiction*
‘Highly readable and plausible illustration of current ideas about
addiction from behavioural neuroscience and clinical perspectives
by the use of vivid case histories.’
*Head of Psychology Department, Cambridge University*
‘Marc Lewis’s new book neatly links current thinking about
addiction with neuroscience theory and artfully selected
biographies. Ex-addicts, we learn, are not “cured”, rather they
have become more connected to others, wiser, and more in touch with
their own humanity. This is a hopeful message that has, as Lewis
demonstrates, the advantage of also being true.’
*author of Addiction: Disorder of Choice*
‘Whether you are looking for a foundation in the neuroscience of
addiction, guidelines for recovery or just hope that recovery is
possible, it’s all here. The scientific information is presented in
the context of day-to-day behavior and the lives of individuals you
will come to care about. You’ll learn more about neuroscience (and
human development and psychology) than you may have thought
possible. Informed by this book, you’ll see how neuroscience
explains addiction as a part of life, rather than a mysterious
entity only experts can understand.’
*President of Practical Recovery and SMART Recovery, and author of
Sex, Drugs, Gambling & Chocolate: A Workbook for Overcoming
Addictions*
‘[The book's] success lies in its ability to communicate complex
ideas in a way that will engage you and move you and sometimes make
you laugh … a very readable, often touching, gateway into the
universe of neuroscience and the shadowland of addiction.’
*Esperance Express*
‘Lewis pares down the scientific jargon and shares about the brain
and its learning processes in clear, easy to understand terms ...
Lewis’ book is weak with regard to two areas: treatment
recommendations and lack of clarity about the implications his work
could have for addicts seeking treatment.’
*New York Journal of Books*
‘I can see what Lewis is trying to do here, as he struggles to
reconcile our varying perspectives on addiction. I think he has
found a useful balance: Yes, we are biological creatures – but
biology is not destiny.’
*Globe and Mail*
‘A thought-provoking, industry-minded, and polarizing perspective
on the neurocircuitry of human desire and compulsion.’
*Kirkus*
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