What Does Neuroscience Tell Us About Addiction? With Dr. Judith Grisel
The Hanley Effect Podcast - Addiction and Mental Health by Hanley Foundation
Episode notes
In this episode of The Hanley Effect, Dr. Judith Grisel, behavioral neuroscientist, professor at Bucknell University, and author of the best-selling book Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction, joins Dr. Rachel Docekal and Dr. John Dyben for an eye-opening discussion on addiction, brain science, and healing.
Dr. Grisel shares her remarkable personal journey from homelessness and active addiction to recovery and groundbreaking neuroscience research. Now a nationally recognized expert and TED-Ed speaker, she focuses on the biology behind addiction vulnerability, exploring how genetics, development, and environment influence who becomes addicted and why.
Together, the group dives into:
- Why some people are biologically more prone to addiction
- The dangers of early drug use on develop ...
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addictionmental healthneuroscience