David Linden

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David Linden

Author of the New York Times Bestseller The Compass of Pleasure

David J. Linden is a Professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His laboratory works to illuminate the cellular and molecular substrates of memory storage. The author of the award-winning book The Accidental Mind, he has been the recipient of awards from the Sloan, McKnight and Klingenstein Foundations as well as those of the Society for Neuroscience, and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. Linden serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neurophysiology and lives in Baltimore, MD.
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David Linden on the Dylan Ratigan Show, MSNBC

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta Interviews David Linden on CNN

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A conversation on the neural basis of pleasure: David Linden with master chocolatier Jacques Torres at the Rubin Museum

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Featured Book

<em>The Compass of Pleasure</em> Buy Now

The Compass of Pleasure

"This cheerful summary of the brain's reward system is a profound experience... Pleasure is a superb book. My brain has been changed by reading it. "

—The Guardian (UK)

Speaking Topics

  • The Biology of Pleasure and Addiction
  • Love, Sex, and Brain Evolution
  • The Science of Memory
  • The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good
  • The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God

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