Send us a text How internal states like hunger and hormones shape instinctive behaviors, particularly parental care Episode Summary: Dr. Johannes Kohl explains instinctive behaviors in mammals, emphasizing how states like hunger and hormonal cycles modulate actions such as parental care; they discuss hypothalamic circuits, hormone integration, and pregnancy-induced brain changes, highlighting the balance between motivations like feeding and nurturing offspring. About the guest: Jonny Kohl, Ph...
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Send us a text How internal states like hunger and hormones shape instinctive behaviors, particularly parental care Episode Summary: Dr. Johannes Kohl explains instinctive behaviors in mammals, emphasizing how states like hunger and hormonal cycles modulate actions such as parental care; they discuss hypothalamic circuits, hormone integration, and pregnancy-induced brain changes, highlighting the balance between motivations like feeding and nurturing offspring. About the guest: Jonny Kohl, Ph...
Evolution & Variation in Human Diet, Energy Expenditure & Metabolism | Herman Pontzer | 243
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Evolution & Variation in Human Diet, Energy Expenditure & Metabolism | Herman Pontzer | 243
Send us a text Human metabolism, primate evolution, and modern health challenges with evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer. Episode Summary: Anthropologist Dr. Herman Pontzer discusses human evolution and metabolism, comparing humans to primates like chimps and gorillas to explain our higher energy use, bigger brains, and longer lives despite trade-offs in reproduction and activity; they discuss dietary shifts from plant-based to hunting-gathering, metabolic adaptations, and modern issu...
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Send us a text How internal states like hunger and hormones shape instinctive behaviors, particularly parental care Episode Summary: Dr. Johannes Kohl explains instinctive behaviors in mammals, emphasizing how states like hunger and hormonal cycles modulate actions such as parental care; they discuss hypothalamic circuits, hormone integration, and pregnancy-induced brain changes, highlighting the balance between motivations like feeding and nurturing offspring. About the guest: Jonny Kohl, Ph...
