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Interlude XI - The Neurochemical Chorus: Drive, Desire, and the Irrational Animal
What if every thought, memory, and feeling were a chemical symphony? In this interlude, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey guides listeners through the molecular foundations of consciousness—how neurotransmitters like acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and cortisol shape our choices, memories, and moods.
Drawing on Michael Hasselmo’s groundbreaking work on acetylcholine and memory, Hans Krebs’ discovery of the metabolic “Krebs cycle” powering every thought, and the research of scholars such as Wolfram Schultz, Kent Berridge, Robert Sapolsky, Paul Zak, Bruce McEwen, Robin Carhart-Harris, Roland…
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