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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: ‘Wanting’ and ‘Liking’ Are Different to Your Brain
Description: Learn about why just because you want something doesn’t mean you like it; why Esperanto is the world’s most successful universal language; and a gene therapy injection in one eye that improved vision in both.Â
Just because you want something doesn't mean you like it — and that has implications for addiction by Kelsey Donk
Edmonds, D. (2020, December 12). The science of addiction: Do you always like the things you want? BBC News.. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-55221825Â
Berridge, K. C., & Robinson, T. E. (2016). Liking, wanting, and the incentive-sensitization theory of addiction. American Psychologist, 71(8), 670–679. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000059Â
Esperanto Is the Worl...