Name: Attracted to Addiction?
Start: 2016-05-24T
End: 2016-05-24T
Location: The Atlas

At this event, you'll have the chance to win highly-coveted Pint of Science merchandise, including pint glasses and t-shirts. There may even be some Pint of Science tattoos around!

This event is located on the first floor, only accessible by stairs.

The Science of Romance

Dr Martin Graff (Head of Research in Psychology at University of South Wales)

Why is Angelina Jolie such a sex symbol? What do we look for in a partner? Martin will talk about why attraction is important to us, gender differences, and online dating.

The brain in addiction

Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes (Professor of Addiction Biology at Imperial College London and Consultant Psychiatrist )

All drugs of abuse alter brain function, but how do they do this? What makes someone vulnerable to addiction, and are any changes enduring? Anne will describe how brain imaging has enabled us to investigate the impact of different drugs of abuse on the brain.

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