Reading recommendations?

Denalihighway

Howdy

Not sure if I'm posting in the right place - mods feel free to move if not.

Looking for some reading recommendations if possible. Read a few of Oliver Sacks books and enjoyed them. So obviously it’s the accessible neurology / psychology kind of stuff I’m after, I don’t have a medical / psychology background or anything like that.

What I’d like to read more about in particular is how drugs affect the different brain regions and how stimulation of dopamine and serotonin by different types of chemicals (natural/synthesized or whatever) seems to spark various forms of hallucinations, inspirations, creativity etc etc. And also how possible it is to attempt to do this without experimenting with the various drugs on offer etc (the fun way )

Appreciate any steers…thanks

busttropical

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is kind of an Oliver-Sacks-y author, he does things like phantom limbs, synesthesia and other rare neurological conditions.

And I haven't read this one but heard it's great: http://www.amazon.com/Elephants-Acid-Bizarre-Experiments-Original/dp/0156031353

Denalihighway

thanks for - some interesting stuff there, some i'd look at reading alright but not exactly what I was looking for here.

anyone else?

JuliusCaesar

I think this has come up a few times before, so I'd suggest a forum search.