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Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist and developmental psychologist whose work examines addiction, learning, and changes in the brain. In The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease, published in 2015, he argues that addictive behavior develops through powerful learning processes and brain adaptation rather than being best understood solely as a chronic brain disease. His writing is aimed at readers interested in addiction science and competing explanatory models.
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What is Marc Lewis's main argument about addiction?
Marc Lewis argues that addiction develops through powerful learning processes that reshape the brain and behavior. In The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease, published in 2015, he challenges the view that addiction should be understood only as a disease.
What is The Biology of Desire about?
The book explains addiction through development, motivation, learning and brain change. Lewis presents addictive behavior as a pattern that can become deeply entrenched through repeated choices and experience.
Is Marc Lewis a psychologist or a neuroscientist?
Marc Lewis is both a neuroscientist and a developmental psychologist. His work combines research on brain development with questions about learning, desire and addiction.
How does Marc Lewis differ from the disease model of addiction?
Lewis does not deny that addiction involves major brain changes or serious harm. His difference is that he emphasizes learning, personal history and motivation instead of treating addiction as a simple permanent disease category.
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