Sunday, January 10, 2010

Drugs or cognition - Neuroscientist Susan Greenfield explains

Neuroscientist Susan Greenfield describes the brain's cognitive processes for interpreting and learning from new sensations. Greenfield claims thrill-seeking -- "sex, drugs, and rock and roll" -- undermines these processes, recreating the sense of new experiences. "You never say, 'Oh, I'm going to have a really cognitive time tonight.'"

Video lasts 5:03

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