Why does love pass and feelings cool down? Why do “thrills” lose their bright colors? Why can we become obsessed with getting something and lose all interest once it becomes ours? And what connects sex, creativity and political beliefs? The answer to these questions lies in one single molecule - dopamine. American researcher and psychiatrist Daniel Lieberman will tell you how this hormone makes us risk everything for the sake of the new and unknown. Equipped with the results of interesting scientific experiments and numerous “life” stories of real people, the book will be an excellent guide to the mysterious inner world of a person, capable of not only destroying existing myths about dopamine and hormones in general, but also to help understand and explain our own emotions, feelings and reactions to the outside world. Daniel Lieberman is a professor at George Washington University, a practicing psychiatrist and an honorary member of the American Psychiatric Association. An active citizen raising mental health issues in the American media and collaborating with the US Department of Health and Human Services.