Dopamine in Pain, Pleasure and Memory Formation #shorts

For decades, Robert Malenka, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine, has been the world leader in studies of neuroplasticity, dopamine and other reward systems — and now is also working on social reinforcement, empathy and autism. Here he explains the fuller picture on what dopamine does in the brain — knowledge that can help you understand both the development of healthy and unhealthy thoughts and behaviors. Robert Malenka, MD, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine who has made numerous seminal discoveries of how the brain changes (neuroplasticity) in response to learning and in response to rewarding and reinforcing experiences. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/RI112zW8GDw Show notes: https://hubermanlab.com/dr-robert-malenka-how-your-brains-reward-circuits-drive-your-choices Social & Website Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab Twitter: https://twitter.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://hubermanlab.com/neural-network The Huberman Lab podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the rendering of medical advice, and does not form a doctor/patient relationship. Use of information in this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not ignore or delay obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their healthcare professionals for such conditions. This video has been dubbed using an artificial voice via https://aloud.area120.google.com to increase accessibility. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu.