Bibliograph

Blue dreams, the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds, Lauren Slater

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Blue dreams, the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds, Lauren Slater

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-387) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blue dreams

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

999378484

Responsibility statement

Lauren Slater

Sub title

the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds

Summary

Explores the discovery, invention, science, and people behind today's major psychotropic drugs, from the earliest, Thorazine and Lithium, through Prozac and Ecstasy, to today's most cutting-edge memory drugs and neural implants

Table Of Contents

Thorazine: Awake! -- Lithium: a salted stone -- Early antidepressants: the three-ringed molecule and the psychic energizer -- SSRIs: the birth of Prozac -- Placebos: the dancing disease -- Psilocybin (magic mushrooms): God's flesh -- MDMA (Ecstasy): the marriage medicine -- PKMzeta/ZIP (memory drugs): the spotless mind -- Deep brain stimulation: Who holds the clicker? -- Epilogue: Where we're headed

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