Guest: Dr. Fred Previck

The Dopaminergic Mind with Dr. Fred Previck November 21, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Fred Previck

Dopamine, not brain size or specific genes, is what made us human. Dr. Fred Previck, MD, author of a book on the dopaminergic mind, walks Armand DiMele through how dopamine drove language, working memory, abstract thought, and civilization itself, and why its runaway modern excess now threatens the very societies it built.

The Dopaminergic Mind with Dr. Fred Previck November 10, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Fred Previck

What made humans human? Dr. Fred Previck, MD, cognitive neuroscientist and author, argues that a dramatic expansion of dopamine in the brain drove our species to language, abstract thought, strategic planning, and civilization itself. Armand DiMele traces the arc from early hominids to modern society, asking whether our dopaminergic drive is now outpacing our wisdom.