Happy Hormones Play a Role in Vocal and Sound Learning
Dopamine is not just a happy hormone -- it is also heavily involved in learning and memory. Recent studies are showing that dopamine plays a key role in auditory learning in songbirds.
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High fat diets can affect how often you snack
Scientists find that diets high in fats and sugars can disrupt the body’s biological clock, leading to any-time snacking. This overconsumption was found to be dependent on the function of dopamine-regulating neurons in the “biological-clock” region of…
Dopamine, Smartphones & You: A battle for your time
by Trevor Haynes
figures by Rebecca Clements
“I feel tremendous guilt,” admitted Chamath Palihapitiya, former Vice President of User Growth at Facebook, to an audience of Stanford students. He was responding to a question about his involvement in…
Love, Actually: The science behind lust, attraction, and companionship
by Katherine Wu
figures by Tito Adhikary
In 1993, Haddaway asked the world, “What is Love?” I’m not sure if he ever got his answer – but today, you can have yours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXWRTEbj1I?&autoplay=1
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