Are we addicted to dopamine? | Anna Lembke and Patricia Churchland clash | The pleasure paradox

Anna Lembke and Patricia Churchland clash over why, and whether, rising affluence is leading to depression and anxiety.

Are we living in an age of dopamine overload?

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#dopamine #depression #anxiety

This extract was taken from 'The pleasure paradox', a debate involving neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland, Ayn Rand Institute chairman Yaron Brook, and Stanford addiction expert Anna Lembke, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn.

This events was produced in partnership with ‪@CloserToTruthTV‬

00:00 Introduction
00:06 The dopamine deficit state
01:12 Is depression really increasing?
02:57 Happiness survey data
03:53 Depression caused by overabundance
05:40 The data is too subjective
07:05 The dark side of capitalism
07:24 Correlation vs causation
07:50 The scientific method

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