journey before destination

Very interesting and learned a lot, but also quite confusing, lacked explanation in places and was confusing when trying to apply to an ADHD brain.

Dopamine is famous. But few understand it and this book will not fix that. Lieberman creates a false dichotomy where all behavior is either dopamine-driven or H&N-driven (H&N is a mix of other "here and now" neurotransmitters). So instead of busting the myth of dopamine as the cause of pleasure (rather than what motivates one to seek pleasure), it perpetuates the fame of dopamine and exaggerates and oversimplifies its role in behavior. And his method for exploring dopamine's role in behavior is by explaining dopamine's role in the results of many cliche studies on, for example, the trolley problem, endowment effect, or priming.

This is exactly the book on dopamine I was looking for and was disappointed not to find in "Dopamine Nation" by Anna Lembke.
I very much enjoyed the descriptions of how the different neurotransmitters, first and foremost dopamine, work and interact in the brain. It is striking how this molecule, insignificantly present among neurons, can have such a remarkable effect on not only mood, motivation and well-being but especially actual behavior.
I can highly recommend this book to anyone interested in psychology, neuroscience or human behavior in general.

Long y Lieberman ofrecen un ensayo sobre la forma en la que dopamina afecta a nuestro cerebro, cómo esta molécula es la molécula de la anticipación. La forma en la que la dopamina hace que antes de vivir en el aquí y en el ahora, estemos pensando en el futuro, de ahí que sea la molécula de la imaginación. Los autores apuntan a la relación que existe entre el consumo de drogas, las adicciones y la dopamina. Por último, llegan a la conclusión de que la dopamina es la molécula de los liberales en Estados Unidos, una conclusión que surge de uan serie de extrapolaciones y que puede ser debatible.