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  • The Academic Minute for 2016.06.20-06.24

    The Academic Minute for 2016.06.20-06.24

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    Academic Minute from 6.20 – 6.24 Monday, June 20 Samuel Sober – Emory University Learning From Mistakes I attended Wesleyan University, where I received a BA in Neuroscience & Behavior. I did my doctoral research as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow with Philip N.  Sabes at UCSF and was a Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow…

  • Matthew Will, University of Missouri – Cravings

    Matthew Will, University of Missouri – Cravings

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    Which part of your brain is responsible for giving in to cravings? Matthew Will, associate professor in the department of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri, finds out. Will’s lab researches the neurological underpinnings of addiction. Using rats, he studies the neural networks in the brain that motivate humans and animals to seek out…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.20)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.20)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.6.20 Monday, June 20 Samuel Sober of Emory University discusses how dopamine in our brains helps us learn from our mistakes. Tuesday, June 21 Douglas Massey of Princeton University examines our border patrol policy. Wednesday, June 22 Stephanie Seguino of the University of Vermont explores if women are getting equal…