The Science of Addiction
[2:20] What’s actually happening inside of your body and brain when you become addicted to something? [Source:…
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This Video May Give You Goose Bumps
[5:22] The weird and wonderful science of goose bumps. [Source: BrainCraft YouTube link]…
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Brain Circuit Shows How Dopamine Controls Animal Behavior
[2:47] Salk Institute researchers discovered how a neural circuit in roundworms balance learning and risk-taking be…
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How the food you eat affects your brain
[4:52] When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most po…
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Wegstock lectures 5: Henk Aarts – Addiction / Habits
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Wegstock lectures 9: Todd Heatherton – Human behavior
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Mark Mattson: Why fasting bolsters brain power
[16:43] Mark Mattson is the current Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. He is a…
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Nora Volkow: Why do our brains get addicted?
[16:22] Neuroscientist Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the NIH, applies a lens of addi…
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Why Do We Kiss?
[12:15] A fascinating look into why we kiss. Usually we are disgusted at the thought of someone else’s saliva com…
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Crash Course Psychology #17: The Power of Motivation
[11:19] Feeling motivated? Even if you are, do you know why? The story of Aaron Ralston can tell us a lot about motivation…
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