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The Dream Drugstore: Chemically Altered States of Consciousness by Hobson, J. A
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Series
- Bradford Bks.
- Book Title
- The Dream Drugstore: Chemically Altered States of Consciousness
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780262582209
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262582201
ISBN-13
9780262582209
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2279100
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
349 Pages
Publication Name
Dream Drugstore : Chemically Altered States of Consciousness
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Subject
Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Psychology, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.2 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"A fascinating book...clear, accessible, and jargon-free." - Varda Peller Backus, M.D., Psychiatric Services
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
612.8/2
Synopsis
An investigation into the brain's chemistry and the mechanisms of chemically altered states of consciousness. In this book, J. Allan Hobson offers a new understanding of altered states of consciousness based on knowledge of how our brain chemistry is balanced when we are awake and how that balance shifts when we fall asleep and dream. He draws on recent research that enables us to explain how psychedelic drugs work to disturb that balance and how similar imbalances may cause depression and schizophrenia. He also draws on work that expands our understanding of how certain drugs can correct imbalances and restore the brain's natural equilibrium. Hobson explains the chemical balance concept in terms of what we know about the regulation of normal states of consciousness over the course of the day by brain chemicals called neuromodulators. He presents striking confirmation of the principle that every drug that has transformative effects on consciousness interacts with the brain's own consciousness-altering chemicals. In the section called "The Medical Drugstore," Hobson describes drugs used to counteract anxiety and insomnia, to raise and lower mood, and to eliminate or diminish the hallucinations and delusions of schizophrenia. He discusses the risks involved in their administration, including the possibility of new disorders caused by indiscriminate long-term use. In "The Recreational Drugstore," Hobson discusses psychedelic drugs, narcotic analgesia, and natural drugs. He also considers the distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate drug use. In the concluding "Psychological Drugstore," he discusses the mind as an agent, not just the mediator, of change, and corrects many erroneous assumptions and practices that hinder the progress of psychoanalysis., An investigation into the brain's chemistry and the mechanisms of chemically altered states of consciousness.
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