“Bring your dopamine or adrenaline level down by activating other regions of the brain other than the prefrontal cortex.” — David Rock Copy Share Image
“heavy video-game playing may release dopamine, which is thought to be involved with addictive behaviors.” — David B. Agus Copy Share Image
“the brain rewards us with more dopamine for the act of seeking a reward than for the act of receiving one.” — Brad Stulberg Copy Share Image
“the brain shows less activity in the ventral striatum, a part of the brain involved in our response to rewards” — David DiSalvo Copy Share Image
Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
“Love? Dopamine released in the brain, which gets depleted over time, leaving contempt.” — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
“So dopamine is more about anticipation of reward than about reward itself.” — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“When men look at pictures of naked women, their startle response to loud noises diminishes. It seems that the dopamine surge mutes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When the eyes of a woman that a man finds attractive look directly at him, his brain secretes the pleasure-inducing chemical dopamine… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Every time my TweetDeck shoots a new tweet to my desktop, I experience a little dopamine spritz that takes me away from...… — Bill Keller Copy Share Image
We know that drugs, sex and rock and roll stimulates something called dopamine in the brain. So do videogames. Dopamine is something… — Devra Davis Copy Share Image
“Evolution doesn't give a damn about your happiness, but will use the promise of happiness (using dopamine rushes) to keep you hunting,… — Kelly McGonigal Copy Share Image
Dopamine is a chemical released in your brain and your body when you sleep that paralyzes your body so you don't act… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I gather that the dopaminergic system in the reward centres of the brain respond even more vigorously to the expectation of reward… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
“If there is no phone, there is noise; but if there is a phone, there is silence—just as a crying, unruly baby… — Sov8840 Copy Share Image
Much of the early work focused on dopamine and we were really looking for rewarding sorts of effects and sure enough, we… — Carl Hart Copy Share Image
“Do you know novelty can not only keep us engaged, but also serve as a source of motivation? When we are exposed… — Jennifer April Copy Share Image
The more armed we are with information about the seduction of technology, the more we can build systems to better deal with… — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“Most people think love comes from the heart or soul. The heart simply pumps blood, so love can't be created there. Where… — Kaya McLaren Copy Share Image
It turns out that dopamine is a chemical on double duty in the brain. Along with its role in motor commands, it… — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
“When we consider how overtargeted and overstimulated our dopamine neurons really are, it’s no surprise that the average person is an overweight… — Michael Matthews Copy Share Image
“Research shows that levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine surge when the brain is expecting a reward.[xi] Introducing variability multiplies the effect, creating… — Nir Eyal Copy Share Image
“Pleasure demands constant and repeated stimulation to be felt for a common mind. If it is a book, one must finish one… — Sov8840 Copy Share Image
“Knutson’s group shows that the greater the probability of reward, the more activation in the medial PFC.96 But switches from 50 to… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, there’s a downside to the dopamine system, and that is addiction. Addictive drugs take over the role of reward signals that… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“There may be a genetic basis to how much dopamine each of our brains produces. The gene that codes for the production… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“Cocaine exerts its euphoric effect by increasing the availability of the reward chemical dopamine in key brain circuits, and this is necessary… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“A half century after Nidetch’s Mallomar binges, scientists had developed a technology that could see cravings erupting, like solar flares, inside the… — Mark Schatzker Copy Share Image
“You know when you send a text message to someone and you don't get a response right away, you feel depressed? You… — Tom Green Copy Share Image
“Of all the chemical transmitter substances sloshing around in your brain, it appears that dopamine may be the most directly related to… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“From another corner of neuroscience, we’re learning about a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Though there are more than fifty neurotransmitters (that we know… — Jeffrey Foote Copy Share Image
“Kissing releases dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin—hormones and neurotransmitters that make you feel motivated, aroused, connected, and content,” — Daphne Nur Oz Copy Share Image
“In other words, dopamine is not about the happiness of reward. It's about the happiness of pursuit of reward that has a… — Robert Sapolsky Copy Share Image
I can't get any satiation. My brain is wired in such a way that I - in my research, I probably have… — Nick Nolte Copy Share Image
Multitasking creates a dopamine-addiction feedback loop, effectively rewarding the brain for losing focus and for constantly searching for external stimulation. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
We get one of these little pings on our smartphones, and we get a little hit of dopamine as well. We get… — Kim Stolz Copy Share Image
I can give you high blood pressure just on the phone by criticizing you. On the other hand, I can send a… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
You work at a job, and you reach a certain level, and you're a little satisfied, and you keep going at it… — Nick Nolte Copy Share Image
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