Tag: Neuroscientist Michael Kuhar

Write a brief reflection, about what she presents and the possible solutions.Watch Ted talk with Kimberly Noble, a neuroscientist who studied how family income affects the brain development. Specifically she address how poverty affects learning capabilities in children, from a very young age.

Family Income and Children Brain Development

Watch Ted talk with Kimberly Noble, a neuroscientist who studied how family income affects the brain development.
Specifically she address how poverty affects learning capabilities in children, from a very young age.

This video highlights the intersection of family , socioeconomic status/SES, poverty, education, social safety net program, and overall life chances of children who are born in poverty.

Write a brief reflection, about what she presents and the possible solutions.

TED Talk-Kimberly Noble- Poverty& Brain Development of Children.

Discover why some people are far more susceptible to addiction than others as the author illuminates striking neural similarities between drugs and other pleasures potentially capable of causing abuse or addiction–including alcohol, gambling, sex, caffeine, and even Internet overuse. Kuhar concludes by outlining the 12 characteristics most often associated with successful drug addiction treatment.

The Addicted Brain: Why We Abuse Drugs, Alcohol, and Nicotine

Addiction destroys lives. In The Addicted Brain, leading neuroscientist Michael Kuhar, Ph.D., explains how and why this happens–and presents advances in drug addiction treatment and prevention. Using breathtaking brain imagery and other research, Kuhar shows the powerful, long-term brain changes that drugs can cause, revealing why it can be so difficult for addicts to escape their grip.

Discover why some people are far more susceptible to addiction than others as the author illuminates striking neural similarities between drugs and other pleasures potentially capable of causing abuse or addiction–including alcohol, gambling, sex, caffeine, and even Internet overuse. Kuhar concludes by outlining the 12 characteristics most often associated with successful drug addiction treatment.

Authoritative and easy to understand, The Addicted Brain offers today’s most up-to-date scientific explanation of addiction–and what addicts, their families, and society can do about it.