Posts Tagged: Brain Reward Centers

Psychology Update — TEDMED – Talk Details – Why do our brains get addicted?

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TITLE TEDMED – Talk Details – Why do our brains get addicted?   DESCRIPTION From the TedMed Talk Site This includes a 16 minute Ted Talk by Dr. Volkow. “Neuroscientist Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the NIH, will apply a lens of addiction to the obesity epidemic. “We already… Read more »

Psychology Update — 3 Articles Related to Eating Disorders, Food Addictions, & Stress Eating

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3 Articles Related to Eating Disorders, Food Addictions, & Stress Eating (Though these articles are a recent few years old, they are more relevant now than ever through the pandemic.)   ARTICLE #1 TITLE Here’s Why You Stress Eat — And How to Stop Doing It   DESCRIPTION This interesting article details a number of… Read more »