Life is Like a Box of Dopamine

If you’ve ever wondered how sugar affects the brain (or why it’s tough to get your kids to eat their broccoli), check out this interesting (short) video from neuroscientist Nicola Avena.

+ “Lisa Tremblay still recalls in horror the time her daughter Kristin pulled a hot dog crawling with ants from the garbage at a cookout and prepared to swallow it.” The NYT on a rare disorder that makes one uncontrollably hungry.