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Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body, to find out what it can tell us about our innate capacity for change. In this episode, they take on the social media pariah - dopamine.

They examine this tiny chemical's wide roles in the brain and body, and question whether we should make cognitive enhancers available for general use. There's also a dive into some intriguing research which suggests your breakfast could influence your most fundamental decision-making ability.

Producer: Georgia Mills
Researcher: Leonie Thomas
Executive Producer: Robert Nicholson

A Whistledown production for 麻豆社 Radio 4

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36 minutes

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Thu 29 Sep 2022 16:00

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