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Am I addicted to coffee?
Recently over coffee, my friend told me that scientists have been doing drug research wrong for years. He was referring to an article about the effects of social environment on drug taking. In the...
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Technicalities of the Tingles: The science of sounds that feel good. #ASMR
“I wanted someone speaking in lightly accented English. And I wanted them talking to me about jewelry, slowly and deliberately.” — Andrea Seigel, This American Life #491: Tribes (aired March 29, 2013)...
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Singing in the [B]rain
Music has always wielded a disconcerting power over me. In times of overwhelming emotions, listening to a sad song or playing Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat on the piano has propelled me into cathartic...
View ArticleDopamine is NOT your brain’s reward chemical
Dopamine is NOT your brain’s reward chemical. Or rather, dopamine is not JUST your brain’s reward chemical, nor is it your brain’s ONLY reward chemical.
View ArticleSay Cheese: The neuroscience of our devotion to dairy
You might be the kind of person that can’t wait for the “cheese pull” when grabbing a hot slice of pizza, or perhaps you’re the first at the table to suggest a cheese-filled charcuterie board for your...
View ArticleFatal Attraction: What is Sex and Love Addiction?
Have you ever been in love? Has it made you do crazy things? Whether it was sending your lover bundles of flowers, stalking their social media (or stalking them in person), or boiling a rabbit in a pot...
View ArticleThis is your brain on drugs: how cannabis products affect the brain and body
How do Cannabis products affect the brain and body?
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