Addiction: The Neuroscience of Wanting More 🧠🔥A Tapped In Talk with Orla Mallon
A lecture in a pub with a nice cold beverage… what more could you want? 🍻
We’re swapping whiteboards for bar stools and dry textbooks for fascinating stories about the human brain.
Why is it so hard to stop scrolling, snacking, drinking, gambling — or going back for just one more?
Addiction isn’t about weak willpower or bad choices. It’s about how our brains are wired.
In this eye-opening and accessible talk, we’ll dive inside the neuroscience of desire, reward, and compulsion. You’ll discover how everyday habits and serious addictions share the same brain circuitry — and why modern life is perfectly designed to keep us wanting more.
Blending real-world examples, cutting-edge brain science, and clear explanations, this talk breaks down one of the most misunderstood topics of our time — without jargon, judgement, or lectures.
Whether you’re curious about your own habits, fascinated by psychology, or interested in how the brain shapes behaviour, this is a conversation that will change how you think about choice, control, and craving.
What You’ll Learn 📘
🧠 How the brain’s reward system really works
🎯 Why dopamine isn’t about pleasure — but motivation
🔁 How habits and addictions form at a neural level
📱 Why modern technology, food, and substances are so addictive
💡 What neuroscience tells us about recovery, self-control, and change
Event Details
🗓️ Thursday 12th March
🚪 Doors Open – 6pm
⏰ First Sitting – 6:30 - 7:30pm
⏰ Second Sitting - 8:30-9:30pm
📍 Duke of Clarence, Marlow
Speaker: Orla Mallon | Neuroscientist
Address: 56-58 High St, Marlow SL7 1AH
See you there 💡
Event Venue
Duke of Clarence - Marlow, 56-58 High Street,Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Tickets
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