04/07/2010
Forum at Science Museum: Who am I? A combination of pleasure, pain and love?
At a special show recorded at the Science Museum, Danish neuroscientist Morten Kringlebach delves deep into the brain to understand what triggers pleasure - and pain - on a quest for new insights into human nature.
Scottish writer and comedienne A L Kennedy probes the moments when we aren't sure who we are: the tortured uncertainties of adolescence. And what happens to us when we fall in love.
And Australian bioethicist Julian Savulescu asks us to expand the frontiers of what it means to be human by embracing the brave new world of genetic enhancement.
Who are we? Are we our brain? How can love and genetic enhancement affect us? Illustration by Emily Kasriel.
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Chapters
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Morten Kringelbach
What triggers pleasure in our brains
Duration: 08:44
A L Kennedy
Tortured uncertainties of adolescence
Duration: 03:58
Julian Savulescu
Why evolution needs a helping hand.
Duration: 10:16
Julian Savulescu
Improving our relationships.
Duration: 12:58
A L Kennedy
Why our loved ones manipulate us.
Duration: 07:26
Morten Kringelbach
Deep brain stimulation.
Duration: 07:26
Broadcast
- Sun 4 Jul 2010 19:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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