The addictive brain. Episode 12, Junk food, porn, video games - addictions?

The course concludes with an exploration of other potentially addictive behaviors. Professor Polk argues that some artificial stimuli - junk food, pornography, and video games to name three - are "supernormal," meaning that they actually activate the brain's reward circuit more strong...

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Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2015. Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Subjects:	Addicts > Psychology. Compulsive behavior. Brain. Substance abuse. Neurophysiology. Neurosciences. Brain > Physiology. Internet videos. Lectures.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video