David J. Linden
Neuroscientist and science author
David J. Linden is a Johns Hopkins neuroscience professor who writes about the brain for general readers, including The Compass of Pleasure.
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American Born 1961 in California, United States
About David J. Linden
David J. Linden is a neuroscience professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. His laboratory has long studied how brain cells store memories. He has also served as chief editor of the Journal of Neurophysiology. Linden has written two bestselling general-audience books about the biology of behavior: The Accidental Mind (2007) and The Compass of Pleasure (2011). The Compass of Pleasure explores why things like fatty foods, exercise and gambling feel so good. He is also known for explaining brain science to non-specialists, including on radio and at college events.