Teenage Kicks on the Brain

09/18/14 • 30 min

Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists

Does smoking dope decrease your potential for pleasure? How the simple act of dieting can rewire brain and a blood test for depression. Reporting from the British Association for Psychopharmacology 2014 Forum. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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