Steven Kotler: How We Chase Dopamine: Porn, Social Media, and Alcohol
[3:28] What really fuels the economy? It’s not trade, free spending, or good old-fashioned elbow grease – it’s s…
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Happiness Genes Located for First Time
[3:30] A huge study involving 190 researchers in 140 research centers across 17 countries have located some specific g…
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Angela Rowe: Why break-ups make you reach for the ice cream
[21:06] Lecture recorded from the Bristol Neuroscience Festival 2016. Doctor Angela Rowe: Why break-ups make you rea…
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Sheri Johnson: Motivation to Pursue Dreams and Hopes – Understanding the Brain’s Reward System
[1:27:09] heri Johnson, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley, explores neurobiological, cognitive, emotional, a…
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George Koob: Neurocircuitry of Addiction – An Alcohol Perspective
[59:11] George Koob, PhD Director, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH [Video and text source: Vi…
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Ashley Gearhardt: The brain reward system and food addiction
[7:50] Ashley Gearhardt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Mi…
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The Neuroscience of Eating Disorders
[6:29] Many of us are lucky enough to live in a world where food is easily accessible. We no longer have to hunt wild animal…
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Inside the brain of a gambling addict
[3:42] What happens inside the brain of a gambling addict when they make a bet – and can the secret to their addicti…
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Reward pathway in the brain
[8:25] Learn about how your brain processes pleasurable stimuli. [Video source: khanacademymedicine YouTube link]…
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The Amygdala in 5 Minutes
[5:37] THE BRAIN EVOLVED TO NOT THINK ABOUT THINKING… It evolved to deal quickly with the hundreds of things we ha…
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