What Is the Difference Between Neuro Science and Neurology?

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Most of Begod's college courses were more generally about the human body chemistry. She didn't really go back to focusing on the brain until her senior year. Her upper division electives were in nero science, and that's when she was like, this is how i want to apply these things.

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?"

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