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We're Out of Time — Wanting vs Liking: Why Addiction Isn't About Pleasure | Dr. Kent Berridge
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Wanting vs Liking: Why Addiction Isn't About Pleasure | Dr. Kent Berridge

We're Out of Time

Dr. Kent Berridge spent 40 years at the University of Michigan asking why people keep chasing things that stopped making them happy. He's the neuroscientist who discovered that dopamine isn't pleasure, it's wanting, and his research changed how addiction science understands craving. Richard sits down with Berridge to…

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