Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-03-03

Books mentioned on Selects: How Dopamine Works | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW

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Josh Clark discussed Awakenings by Oliver Sacks.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Awakenings

   Oliver Sacks · at 9:18 · mentioned 2 times

   Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is a classic medical narrative detailing the harrowing experiences of encephalitis lethargica patients in the 1960s and their subsequent treatment with L-dopa.

   Discussed

   “It's very famously associated with dopamine for anybody who has read Awakenings or saw the movie.”

   Josh Clark Selects: How Dopamine Works | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW 2026-03-03 Listen at 9:18

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