Natural selection is about the survival of the fittest, but it is not perfect. How can we fix it?
Episode 10
"Getting On My Nerves"
Synopsis
Slowly but surely, the fields of neurobiology and neurology have been revealing the physical and chemical nature of our brain and our behavior.
It turns out that, what makes our brain so unique as compared to other animals, is also what makes us so vulnerable to neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as depression, addiction, schizophrenia, and more.
What is the evolutionary basis of behavior and how it dictates our daily life? The episode showcases scientists making progress in deciphering the nature of common behavior disorders and psychiatric diseases, and what they teach us about the nature of our brain.
In the future, when we have completely decoded all of the brain connections, will mental illness be a thing of the past?
Or will we create new diseases, previously hidden in plain sight, because of what society deems "normal" behavior?
