07-14, 11:00–11:50 (US/Eastern), Little Theatre
Have you wondered how psychoactive drugs, both licit and illicit, exert their effects? How are they able to alter pain, emotion, attention, thought, the senses... consciousness itself? In this talk, Dr. Jen will explore the mechanisms of how these molecules hack the brain. But there's another question: How do we best use these biochemical hacking tools? After all, we're not just talking about brains, but our minds. Our lives. The scientific, legal, and media landscapes are all changing. What can we reasonably expect? And how can we tell which information we're told is true?
Dr. Jen, PharmD is a software engineer who also completed a Doctor of Pharmacy. In short, she's a computer geek and a drug geek. She has a keen interest in health information, finding the truth, and sharing what she's found in a way non-drug geeks can understand.
