About this episode

Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Marcelo Wood about the effects of addiction on the brain and the reasons behind varying susceptibility to addiction.

Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Marcelo Wood about what addiction does to our brains, why some of us become addicted to drugs while others don't, what drugs do to our brains in the long term, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel, Kelly

Guest: Dr. Marcelo Wood

Topics covered

• addiction
• brain science
• drug effects
• psychology
• neuroscience

Keywords

• addiction
• brain
• drugs
• neuroscience
• psychology
• long-term effects

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