This is a talk by Robert Sapolsky at Stanford
This is a talk by Robert Sapolsky at Stanford, about how humans differ from other species, and it is one of the best!
Class Day Lecture 2009: The Uniqueness of Humans
Class Day Lecture 2009: The Uniqueness of Humans
In us, dopamine is about the anticipation of reward. Uncertainty boosts it up further, it drives the work needed for the reward. What’s unique about us is the lag time between the work and the reward – how long we can hold on, driven by that dopamine surge, to pump out that work to get the reward.
(via BoingBoing)
