Exploring how pleasure and pain are balanced in the brain, and the concept of homeostasis as the brain's way of restoring equilibrium. Using the example of YouTube videos and dopamine release, the speaker discusses how our brains adapt and down-regulate dopamine transmission, leading to the lingering desire for more.
Today, Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain — and what we can do about it.