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Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine by Deepak Chopra, Candace B. Pert
bookishliz_'s review against another edition
4.0
I've been gripped by the entire book, and as an undergrad in the science field, feel much appreciation to gain an insight about everything within the field research wise. The importance of communication, proper, informative and understandable communication, dawned on me and inspires me to communicate to the best of my abilities, and with utmost honesty, the extent of my knowledge where needs are.
I have a great appreciation to have borrowed this book, it enriched my passion for science as a whole, and just about every chapter amplified it.
Furthermore, the scientific literature and jargon are well explained if it is used, and a glossary can help with further explanations if some of the terms/concepts are a bit hard to grasp.
It is a work of non-fiction that can be read by anyone, regardless of whether you are in the field, familiar with science as a field, or someone that find the title intriguing and would like to broaden your knowledge.
I have a great appreciation to have borrowed this book, it enriched my passion for science as a whole, and just about every chapter amplified it.
Furthermore, the scientific literature and jargon are well explained if it is used, and a glossary can help with further explanations if some of the terms/concepts are a bit hard to grasp.
It is a work of non-fiction that can be read by anyone, regardless of whether you are in the field, familiar with science as a field, or someone that find the title intriguing and would like to broaden your knowledge.
kaflurbaleen's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly, I read it for the academic drama. Advisor troubles? Being ostracized from the scientific community after doing great work because you were standing up against sexism, and also having a different perspective that doesn’t quite “fit” with the mainstream?
bodiesofwater's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a fascinating confirmation of the complete interconnectedness of the entire body. Candace Pert conducted some of the most significant research I have ever read. The book itself gets dry at times with detailed descriptions of lab politics or other context, but her discoveries are worth it all. Amazing!
trogdor19's review against another edition
4.0
This is more autobiographical than I was hoping, but it is an interesting historical look at the plight of women in science and the ways in which the politics of science impedes the progress of knowledge. Also very interesting and readable science as far as the descriptions of peptides and neurotransmitters, but less science than I was hoping for I'm afraid!
peaching's review against another edition
1.0
Terrible, terrible book with some of the worst scientific methodology presented that I've read in a long time. If you really found a cure for AIDS, someone would have backed up your research. Sadly quackable.
smileyriley's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book! I loved how it chronicled her experience as a female scientist in a man dominated profession. I loved how she talk about how her spiritual beliefs evolved through her work as a scientist. I loved learning about the biochemistry of emotions. The only thing I didn’t like was I felt the author sometimes overstated her involvement with the new age movement but overall this was mild and didn’t effect my overall impression of the book
elements_of_wednesday's review against another edition
1.0
To be honest, I'm not a science person so I would not normally pick this book to read, but I had to read it for a class so here it goes. From an I-don't-understand-science perspective the book did an okay job of explaining how emotions and other sciency things work in our body. My main problem with this book was the inconsistency of writing style; it kind of jumps from scientific mumbo jumbo to Dr. Pert's life experiences, skips to the past, and the present, jumping from giving a presentation, to just normally speaking, and uses random italics and paragraph splits as transitions. This made it really hard to follow the timeline of what was happening and just confused me a lot. Besides that, I found Dr. Pert to be kind of obnoxious in that she was always saying she was treated unfairly because she was a woman, which yes, that may be true, but throwing a hissy fit every time that happens is not how to overcome that problem, and actually, makes men feel more like women should not be in high positions.
coraline_wilde's review
4.0
She discovered the brain's opiate receptor and was a pioneer in peptide treatments (Peptide T if you recall from Dallas Buyer's Club). Always wanted to get around to reading her book so finally doing so. Pretty standard knowledge now in neuroscience classes but nevertheless a fascinating read =]
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