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There were hundreds of fan boats chasing behind me, it was crazy. >> reporter: while most young girls can't tell you why they feel an overwhelming urge to chase a pop star, mri scans show their brains in the same frenzy as a compulsive gambler on a winning streak. from elvis to the beatles, even leif garrett in the '70s appreciated the madness, but never really understood it. that's because musical tastes formed as a teen become part of the brain's hard wiring. meaning when it comes to bieber fever and one direction infection, there is no cure. neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> i actually ...

[ girls screaming ] >> reporter: teenage girls today lose their mind when they listen to this montage. one direction. ♪ everyone else >> reporter: and usher. we can now report it's not her fault. really. it turns out when a tween-age girl gets a popular song stuck in her head, it really gets stuck in her head, telling her still-developing brain to release dopamine, the transmitter involved in pleasure and addiction. >> similar to chemicals released in our brains when we eat chocolate or have any food that we like, or have sex. >> reporter: the doctor says it is the same thing with music. tak...

Website, collins for our future.com we have a link where voters can report supposed election fraud leading up to election day. we have concerns based on these dirty tricks that the desperation politics of my opponent, including the state democrat chairman is something that we're taking seriously. we are going to be vigilant as we move into election day. >> we are waiting for the answers from the statements from those who you have a1%q this morning. we'll see how this case developments. if folks around the country want to e-mail us, voter fill fraud@foxnews.com. we have sad news. al stein ha...

You can sit there as long as you want, it's not ready to learn. you have to prime the brain. you have to pump it up, get that blood flow, get that oxygen in the brain for it to be ready to accept information. >> you do it in the classroom and not just before, i've read there are exercise balls and the like in side the classroom. is that distracting? >> no, as a matter of fact it's not. once the kids get used to it, it becomes a very natural and in our reading class for example, we have three stationary bikes and do that sustained silent reading if you want the students to become good readers, ...

It took just one dose. >> immediately, i felt clear. i felt for the first time in months that i actually wanted to get up the next morning. >> i really think it has the potential to be the biggest change in the treatment of depression probably in the last 50 years. >> reporter: most drugs that fight depression target serotonin, which acts on just 5% of the connections in the brain. but ketamine acts on a chemical called glutamate, which has ten times as many pathways, rewiring the brain's capacity to feel. >> so what's wrong with going to a club tonight and saying i'm trying some ketamine? >> ...