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Dr. Philip Vieira
Psychology Department
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Why do some pieces of music elicit a strong emotional and physical reaction when we hear it? How do cocaine, coffee and cigarettes control our behavior? What did scientists learn by studying people copulating in a brain scanning machine? These questions all relate to the brain's reward system, which supports the human pursuit of pleasure.
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