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Episode 39: The Motivation Matrix
Season 5 · Episode 8

Episode 39: The Motivation Matrix

The Gastronauts Podcast

March 5, 202549m 30s

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Show Notes

Dr. Michael Krashes is a Senior Investigator at the NIDDK in the NIH.  His laboratory is on a mission to decipher the wiring diagram for hunger. His current work seeks to uncover the secrets behind our most primal instincts for survival, such as, the oscillating interactions between self-preservation and  food-seeking to optimize behavior. His research is shedding light on the intricate mechanisms that govern our relationship with food.