Pleasure Unwoven speaks about the dignity that all human beings share. It is a positive look at a very difficult subject. Understanding the brain, and how it works in regard to addiction is critical when it comes to better understanding this plague effecting so many in the 21st-century.
The most important question about addiction is: “Is it really a “disease?” In this video essay, filmed in high-definition, Kevin McCauley explores the arguments for and against this vital debate, reviewing the latest neuroscientific research about addiction along the way. Using the spectacular landscape of Utah’s State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, Kevin McCauley turns complex neuroscientific concepts into easy-to-understand visual images that will help people in recovery feel better understood, and their families and friends feel hope that recovery is possible.
There are 8 core parts to this, but not all 8 parts are available online at this time. Preceding this playlist is an intro, Addiction: Is addiction really a disease? (DVD trailer).
- Is Addiction Really a Disease?
- The Choice Argument
- The Genetics of Addiction
- Dopamine’s Role in Reward
- Periodic Table of Intoxicants
- Dopamine & Glutamate in Addiction
- Stress & Addiction
- Hypofrontality in Addiction