The Volkshochschule Zürich is Zurich's first provider of cultural and scientific general education for adults. founded in 1920, it offers a wide range of courses from astronomy to philosophy, from psychology to politics and literature, always at an ...
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When habits make you ill
Addiction, compulsion and dysfunctional patterns
Why do certain behaviours spiral out of control? This talk explores how habits form in the brain and why they can lead to addiction, compulsions or other dysfunctional patterns. Using examples from psychiatry, it explains in an accessible way how learning through reward works, what biochemical changes take place in the brain during this process, and why it is often so difficult to permanently change unwanted impulses and behaviours.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2027
Universität Zürich-Zentrum mit Live-Übertragung
19:00 - 20:15 o'clock
Universität Zürich-Zentrum mit Live-Übertragung
Rämistr. 71
8006 Zürich
