The Role of Dopamine – Master The Mind Podcast
The “Dopamine Machine” at Lowlands
At Lowlands 2025, Ingo Willuhn joined VPRO Tegenlicht to discuss the fascinating role of dopamine in the brain. In this talk, it was discussed how dopamine drives motivation and reward, how tech companies use it to capture our attention, and what can be done to regain control.
OCD and the Brain
On 18 August 2025, neuroscientist Tara Arbab (NIN) discussed new findings on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in De Nieuws BV on NPO Radio 1. The interview focused on a ten-year study exploring what happens in the brain during OCD compulsions. (The interview is in Dutch)
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