notable psychologist. author to a code to joy. a body mind approach to calmer, happier, more successful you. first, what s a neuroscience researcher? somebody who studies the brain really. neuroscience is a broad term. it can be neurobiology or neuropsychology. i have a mixed background in both. larry: do you write or teach or both? i have been in the past teaching and doing research while i was working my degrees. education is really the path that i want to take. larry: let s get into the overall topic here. the brain. we ll start with you, dr. pinsky. why does the brain not stop us from doing things we know are wrong? it would make sense if you have an evolutionary point of view that the brain was a perfect instrument that increased our survivability and only did good things for us. but it is a much messier system in biology than just that.