Reviews and Comments

Well, this book's cheerful.

(Holy shit.)

Finally getting out of the thick soup of theory and back into historical examples. Fiou!

This part of the book is a lot more theoretical, which is very interesting apart from the fact that I'm exhausted and nothing is sticking to my cortex. Hopefully, I will be able to revisit this book one day (it's a library text, and I have to bring it back soon!)

I guess I am ready to become very very angry about facts (...hopefully) I already know something about.

This has been on my "want to eventually take out of the library" list for a good while now.

Really interesting book so far, but does take some surprising turns.

This book is a beast.

Really interesting so far.

This book is extremely dense and I'm reading it on the metro or during study breaks. However, the more I read, the more I'm alarmed, and I consider myself someone who has been relatively immersed in these issues, since the late 00s.

Was mentioned in the recent Philosophy Tube video essay. Am reading very slowly during Pomodoro breaks from exam prep.

This would have made it on my TBR for the title alone, but also this looks rad as heck.

Je vole à travers les pages, le cœur un peu brisé.

Kinda wish this wasn't a library book because I want to keep it for all the citations in the back!

La théorie du manque de sérotonine est en train d’être complexifiée (voir… debunked)

Surprisingly, it’s likely inflammation. Undoubtedly, you’ve heard of inflammation. It’s what protects the body from infection. Immune cells called cytokines detect an injury or infection and sound an alarm. The alarm summons other immune cells to the site, and their influx cases the inflammation that we recognize as redness and swelling of superficial wounds. However, all parts of the body can inflame, even the brain. And when the brain inflames, it causes sickness behavior that makes us feel exhausted, antisocial and depressed. Sick at home. Alone in bed. Binge-watching Netflix. Sound familiar? Although no one likes being sick, these behaviors are quite prosocial because they isolate us from others and prevent the spread of infection. It’s the brain’s version of social distancing and a small price to pay for protecting others.

Je n'avais jamais vu le lien entre l'inflammation chronique et la fatigue/anxiété générale/dépression et honnêtement ça m'inquiète. À ajouter à la liste sans fin de trucs à vérifier/chercher.