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...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses,
2015.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018. |
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| Summary: | 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 strongly than natural stimuli do, leading to some of the same neurological effects as drug use. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (36 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time: | 00:35:14 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |