Hi! I’ve been in the hospital with pneumonia! But enjoy this banger of an encore about: Serotonin! Dopamine! Norepinephrine! Neurotransmitters: what's their deal? Dr. Crystal Dilworth, aka Dr. Brain, stops by to have a spirited discussion about how chemical messengers change our moods and behaviors. We chat about depression, anxiety, what chemicals drive us to get off the couch, how antidepressants work, ADHD, addiction, the microbiome, new habits, quitting smoking, starting meditation, Oreos vs. cocaine, SSRIs vs. SNRIs, what it's like to hold a human brain in your hands and if she would donate hers to science. Also: what's up with "lizard brains?"
Visit Dr. Dilworth's website
Follow Dr. Dilworth on Instagram & Twitter
A donation went to The Geena Davis Institute: seejane.org
More episode sources and links
Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes
Other episodes you may enjoy: Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 1 with Dr. Russell Barkley, Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 2, LIFE ADVICE: For anyone who needs some hacks, Dolorology (PAIN), Eudemonology (HAPPINESS), Chronobiology (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS) Encore + 2023 Updates, FIELD TRIP: An Airport Full of Neuroscientists, Oneirology (DREAMS), Thanatology - NEW Interview (DEATH, GRIEF & MOURNING), Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS), Molecular Biology (PROTEINS + SCIENCE COMMUNICATION), Awesomeology (GRATITUDE FOR LITTLE THINGS), Oikology (DECLUTTERING), Philematology (KISSING), Traumatology (PTSD), Victimology (CRIME VICTIMS), Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES), Somnology (SLEEP), Fearology (FEAR) Pt. 1, Fearology (FEAR) Pt. 2, Sports & Performance Psychology (ANXIETY & CONFIDENCE)
Sponsors of Ologies
Transcripts and bleeped episodes
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, masks, totes!
Follow @Ologies on Twitter and Instagram
Follow @AlieWard on Twitter and Instagram
Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions, Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media, and Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
Theme song by Nick Thorburn
Road Ecology (ROAD KILL) with Ben Goldfarb
Smologies #31: INDIGENOUS COOKING with Mariah Gladstone
Garology (LONG CUTE ANCIENT PATIENT BOOPABLE NIGHTMARE FISH) Encore for GAR WEEK with Solomon David
Neuroparasitology (NATURE ZOMBIES) with Matt Simon
Smologies #30: SPIDERWEBS with Randy Lewis
Teratology (MONSTERS) with W. Scott Poole
Pomology (APPLES) with Susan K. Brown
Smologies #29: PUMPKINS with Anne Copeland
Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 2 with Fio Gede Parma
Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 1 with Fio Gede Parma
Smologies #28: AGING with Caleb Finch
Benthopelagic Nematology (DEEP SEA WORMS) with Holly Bik
Gustology (TASTE) with Gary Beauchamp
Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) Part 2 Encore with Katie Mack
Smologies #27: MARS with Jennifer Buz
Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) Part 1 Encore with Katie Mack
LIFE ADVICE Encore: For anyone who is tired & needs some hacks
Smologies #26: POOP with Rachel Santymire
Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) Encore with Helen Zaltzman
Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) Part 2 Encore with Mike Natter
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
State of the World from NPR
Science Vs
The Daily
Up First
Freakonomics Radio