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How do drugs affect the brain? - Sara Garofalo

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Most people will take a pill, receive an injection, or otherwise take some kind of medicine during their lives. But most of us don’t know anything about how these substances actually work. How can various compounds impact the way we physically feel, think, and even behave? Sara Garofalo explains how some drugs can alter the communication between cells in the brain.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Sara Garofalo
Director
Filip Ugrin
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Producer
Draško Ivezić
Sound Designer
Jure Buljević
Associate Producer
Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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