last call lectures: blame dopamine: the chemical behind your best and worst choices
every bad decision you've ever made? dopamine had something to do with it.
dr. ignacio keller sarmiento, neurologist at northwestern memorial hospital and movement disorders specialist at northwestern's feinberg school of medicine, breaks down the brain chemical that drives everything from your morning coffee craving to your worst impulse buys to why you can't stop scrolling at 1am.
here's how the night goes: dr. keller sarmiento kicks things off with a lecture, then opens it up for q&a, and then you break into small groups to keep the conversation going over drinks. part neuroscience class, part therapy session, part really good night out.
come ready to learn a lot about your brain and feel slightly less guilty about your life choices.
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