Effects of Dopamine

Dr. David Kessler, author of The End of Overeating, On Why We Can't Stop Eating

Louise McCready | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living


Louise McCready

In The End of Overeating, Dr. Kessler explains how humans, much like Pavlov's dogs, become hardwired to anticipate foods with fat, sugar, and salt. So, how can we change the way we think about food?

Why We Take Risks

Yahoo! News | ALICE PARK | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living


Risk-taking, by definition, defies logic. Reason can't explain why people do unpredictable things - like betting on blackjack or jumping out of planes...

Sex, Gambling, And More: Bizarre Side-Effects Of A Popular Drug

abcnews.com | Allyson T. Collins | Posted 07.24.2008 | Living


Many patients who take the Parkinson's drug Mirapex say they were not fully aware of its rare but strange side effects -- which include a desire to ga...