The pleasure instinct
Subtitle: why we crave adventure, chocolate, pheromones, and music
By: Gene Wallenstein.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, New Jersey
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780471619154
Subjects: Pleasure
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The pleasure instinct and brain development; title: Foibles and follies; title: How to win friends and influence people; title: What makes Sammy dance?; title: The pleasures of the sensory world; title: The pleasure of touch; title: In praise of odors; title: For the love of chocolate; title: Evolution of the lullaby; title: In search of pretty things; title: The pleasure instinct and the modern experience; title: Pleasure from proportion and symmetry; title: Pleasure from repetition and rhythm; title: Homo addictus; title: Conclusion: Parsing pleasure.