Nicole Avena: How sugar affects the brain
[5:03] When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activati…
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BJ Casey: The Mind of the Adolescent
[5:59] Alan Alda visits with Dr. BJ Casey, Professor of Developmental Psychobiology at Weill Medical College of Corne…
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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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Wegstock lectures 5: Henk Aarts – Addiction / Habits
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Wegstock lectures 9: Todd Heatherton – Human behavior
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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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2-Minute Neuroscience: Limbic System
[1:51] In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this v…
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Reward System
[2:03] In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in about 2 minutes or less. In …
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Striatum
[1:55] In this video, I discuss the striatum. The term striatum is used to refer collectively to the caudate nucleus, pu…
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