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Entertainment quality, combining those two into a new medical product. we think that's pretty novel. >> in fact, it's never been done before. once clinical trials are complete, akili plans to petition to approve the game as a medical device, at first to treat adhd and then other illnesses sucas alzheimer's, parkinson's disease a anything with the prefrontal cortex affected. >> nerms in terms of getting ap, this is a bit of a paradigm shift. how does that work when you try something new like this? where do you begin? >> it's a great question. we are a medical device company at the core but that...

Clear, anyone who knows trump, and i do, knows his words to billy bush reflect exactly who he is and always will be." tough words from him. after trump's poor performance in the first debate i started asking schwartz how the candidate handles setbacks. >> his typical way is in everything to double down on whatever it is he was doing previously so, i fully expect him to come back with the roar of a lion, which i think will be a mistake. and i think my saying it won't have any effect on it. it's going to move from his prefrontal cortex, where you do your logical thinking, to your amygdala where ...

Done too much? >> simple tasks become very frustrating, like mixing paint, and then just sort of get into this state of, you know -- >> and why that happens is exactly what columbia university neuroscientist carl hart is investigating. >> exhale. >> research subjects in his lab smoke marijuana and then take a variety of cognitive tests. >> the effects will be disruption in memory, disruptions in inhibitory control. they will become slower at cognitive functioning, a wide range of things. these effects are temporary, but they're pretty pronounced, and they are clear. >> and it's slowly becoming...

Amygdala is on overdrive, saying, that felt good, let's do it again. so receiving or looking at sexuallily titillating material or exhibiting yourself would fall in that category. then the front of the brain, the prefrontal cortex that houses consequence, so, if i do this today, what's going to happen to me tomorrow, am i going to be in trouble, that part is not well established until you're in your actually low to mid-20s. >> so all the more reason if that is a great explanation for a lot of these young people, they haven't really thought about the consequences, don't really realize the ramif...

Psychologically addictive, but also physically addictive. >> so give me an update. how are you doing? >> dr. christian thurstone runs one of colorado's largest youth substance abuse clinics. the number of marijuana addicts he treats has tripled in the last three years alone. >> literally i cried about it. marijuana is number one on their list of priorities. they have dropped out of life. >> back in the day i would have not felt like my day has really started unless i got high. >> joel vargas started smoking when he was just 13. by 15 he was smoking more than a dozen times a day. he stopped ska...