The Molecule of More

THE MOLECULE OF MORE reward prediction error, like the addict who felt an overwhelming desire for heroin when he saw a bottle of ...

DOMINATION One “trick” is the use of unexpected triggers that lead to craving: photos taken with friends at a tailgate party, a ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE suggested that the DNA alteration makes drinkers consume alcohol in spite of unpleasant consequences. Alcoh ...

DOMINATION visited pornography site, is all the way down at number 67, which should give us all faith in humanity’s ability to r ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE made, such as  sacrificing the  well-being of one  person for  the  benefit  of others. The control circuit ...

DOMINATION FURTHER READING MacDonald, G. (1993). The light princess: And other fairy tales. Whitethorn, CA: Johannesen. Previc, ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE Macur, J. (2014, March 1). End of the ride for Lance Armstrong. The New York Times. Retrieved from https:// ...

Chapter 4 CREATIVITY AND MADNESS The risks and rewards of the highly dopaminergic brain. In which dopamine breaks down the barri ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE possibilities of a creative idea. Creativity is the brain at its best. Mental illness is  the  opposite. It ...

CREATIVITY AND MADNESS gave it the name “ambient abuse.” Everything was becoming too intense, and he needed a break. He wanted t ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE Another component of  psychosis is  delusions. These are  fixed  beliefs that are inconsistent with the gen ...

CREATIVITY AND MADNESS motivation. How could excess stimulation cause psychosis? The answer comes from the concept of salience, ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE A PSYCHOTIC SHORT CIRCUIT What happens, though, if the salience function of the brain malfunctions—if it  g ...

CREATIVITY AND MADNESS Receptors are molecules that sit on the outside of brain cells and catch neurotransmitter molecules (such ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE Doctors try to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms by getting the dose just right. They want to su ...

CREATIVITY AND MADNESS We inhibit our ability to notice things that are unimportant so we don’t have to waste our attention on t ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE does it do, why is it there, what does it mean, how can it be utilised” and so on. A visitor to the website ...

CREATIVITY AND MADNESS There may be chaos inside our heads that requires taming by the more logical parts of the brain, but ther ...

THE MOLECULE OF MORE up, and overwhelms control dopamine’s more logical approach to communication. At the far end of the spectru ...

CREATIVITY AND MADNESS Models are imaginary representations of the world that we build in order to better understand it. In some ...