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Maps of the Mind Ser.: Intoxicating Minds : How Drugs Work by Ciaran Regan (2001, Hardcover)

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Why do smokers claim that the first cigarette of the day is the best? What is the biological basis behind some heavy drinkers' belief that the "hair-of-the-dog" method alleviates the effects of a hangover? Why does marijuana seem to affect ones problem-solving capacity? Intoxicating Minds is, in the author's words, "a grand excavation of drug myth." Neither extolling nor condemning drug use, it is a story of scientific and artistic achievement, war and greed, empires and religions, and lessons for the future. Ciaran Regan looks at each class of drugs, describing the historical evolution of their use, explaining how they work within the brain's neurophysiology, and outlining the basic pharmacology of those substances. From a consideration of the effect of stimulants, such as caffeine and nicotine, and the reasons and consequences of their sudden popularity in the seventeenth century, the book moves to a discussion of more modern stimulants, such as cocaine and ecstasy. In addition, Regan explains how we process memory, the nature of thought disorders, and therapies for treating depression and schizophrenia. Regan then considers psychedelic drugs and their perceived mystical properties and traces the history of placebos to ancient civilizations. Finally, Intoxicating Minds considers the physical consequences of our co-evolution with drugs--how they have altered our very being--and offers a glimpse of the brave new world of drug therapies.

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Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231120168
ISBN-13
9780231120166
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Author
Ciaran Regan
Publication Name
Intoxicating Minds : How Drugs Work
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Series
Maps of the Mind Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
176 Pages

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9.4in
Item Width
6.7in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Rm315.R447 2001
Grade from
College Graduate Student
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Regan provides a relatively accessible overview of psychoactives, their development, and the way they reconfigure brain chemistry. Bringing anthropology and history into the discussion, the author argues with some force that mind-altering agents have had an impact on 'the evolution of societies.', "Regan provides a relatively accessible overview of psychoactives, their development, and the way they reconfigure brain chemistry. Bringing anthropology and history into the discussion, the author argues with some force that mind-altering agents have had an impact on 'the evolution of societies.'" -- Wired
Table of Content
Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Mists of the Mind 2. Matters of Doctrine 3. Making the Mind 4. Neuronal Discourse 5. Nostri Plena Laboris 6. An Abyss Yawns 7. Making Memories 8. The Lost Truth and Its Restitution 9. Funhouse Mirrors 10. The Pharmacology of the Infinite 11. Drug Driven Further Readings Index
Copyright Date
2001
Topic
Neuroscience, Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology, Sociology / General, Experimental Psychology
Lccn
2001-028078
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Psychology, Medical, Social Science

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