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Podcast: Eat Move Think
Episode: Neuroscience, Social Isolation and Addiction
Description: Marc Lewis, neuroscientist, former opiate addict and author of Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, believes that addiction rates increased recently because lockdowns deprived people of the physical proximity to loved ones that the brain finds so nourishing. Here, he explores his thesis with Medcan's clinical director of mental health, Dr. Jack Muskat, in a wide-ranging conversation about the nature of addiction, the neurological benefits of hugs and physical affection—and the unintended consequences of pandemic restrictions. Episode 90 webpage LINKS Check out Marc Lewis on LinkedIn and Twitter, and read his bio.  Lewi...