This episode of The Deciding Mind features interviews from the annual Neuroscience 2011 - Society for Neuroscience meeting, which brought together 31,000 neuroscientists and related professionals to hear and present the latest findings from the cutting edge of Neuroscience. Hosts Mitchell Belgin and Shelly Menolascino will be broadcasting two interviews with luminaries in the field of neuroscience research and scientific research advocacy.

Today's we hear the renowned Nora D. Volkow M.D., Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, who discusses addiction, risks for pregnant mothers, and the need to vigorously support scientific research.