ESP Biography
PIA ALDERMAN, ESP Teacher
Major: Neuroscience College/Employer: Stanford Year of Graduation: G |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Not Available. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)S8023: Dopamine and Reward in Splash Spring 2024 (May. 18 - 19, 2024)
Ever heard of dopamine referred to as "the happy molecule"? Been told to do something to "increase the dopamine" in your brain? Heard dopamine mentioned in the news, in a song, in an ad for a weird supplement? Wondering what dopamine is *actually* doing in your brain? Come for a mini deep dive into neuroscience where we explore what dopamine is doing behind the scenes in some of our most fundamental behaviors - and think a little more about what pop science and media is telling us and not telling us!
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