Why Do We Like What We Like?
[19:17] Acclaimed evolutionary psychologist Paul Bloom reveals how certain universal aspects of the human mind expl…
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Wendy Suzuki: Brain and Behavior – Neuronal Communication: Drugs and the Brain
[1:13:05] For course related materials please visit http://www.nyu.edu/academics/open-edu… [Source: New…
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Food and Addiction: Treating through Emotional Brain Training
[24:37] UCSF’s Laurel Mellin is the founder of emotional brain training (EBT), a method of treating obesity and …
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Food and Addiction: What it is, How it is Measured in Humans
[28:26] Ashley Gearhardt is a clinical psychology doctoral student at Yale University exploring the possibility tha…
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Food and Addiction: The Complete Skinny on Obesity
[58:28] Millions have watched Dr. Robert Lustig’s YouTube videos on the role sugar plays in obesity. In this com…
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Food and Addiction: Sugar Addiction – Proof of Concept
[28:47] Nicole Avena of the University of Florida researches abnormal eating behaviors to understand brain mechanis…
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Food and Addiction: The Importance of The Environmental Change
[58:17] What environmental factors contribute to obesity? Kelly Brownell of Yale University is the Public Health Dir…
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Food and Addiction: Dietary Fats: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
[1:58:10] Some fats are better for your health than others. Katie Ferraro, registered dietitian at the UCSF School of N…
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Food and Addiction: Sugar in Drinks and Salt in our Food: Why You Should Care
[57:20] Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo of UCSF details the many health consequences of hidden sugars and a high salt content …
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Food and Addiction: Sugar Highs and Lows – Sugar on the Brain
[55:03] Kent Berridge, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, discusses …
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