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The Pleasure Principle

Exchanges at the Frontier

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

'The Pleasure Principle' host, comedian, Dane Baptiste, continues his exploration of our desire for pleasure using the BBC radio archive by introducing:

Exchanges at the Frontier: Morten L Kringelbach
Philosophy meets neuroscience as AC Grayling talks to Professor of Neuroscience, Morten L Kringelbach about his research into the role of pleasure in our lives, which he believes is pivotal in our development and is intimately linked to emotional, cognitive and reward processing in the brain.

First heard on the BBC World Service in 2010.

'The Pleasure Principle' season on 4 Extra is produced for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Peter McHugh. Show less

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