I used to be able to sit in a chair and for four hours straight in a very focused meditative way be… — Brit Marling Copy Share Image
Dopamine makes up less than one percent of the brain's neurotransmitters. It's a small portion. Dopamine is released when people are happy,… — Carl Hart Copy Share Image
People say, "I wish I had more motivation today, because then I would try something." But our thinking is backward. The way… — Brendon Burchard 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
The exaggerated dopamine sensitivity of the introvert leads one to believe that when in public, introverts, regardless of its validity, often feel… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
When women are subordinate by their culture, in being able to anticipate or think about pleasurable sex, it boosts dopamine, which is… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Pleasure demands constant and repeated stimulation to be felt by the common mind. If it is a book, one must finish one… — Sov8840 Copy Share Image
“Fortunately, suppressing an impulse doesn’t always have to decrease your dopamine—it can actually feel good. The key is the prefrontal cortex, which… — Alex Korb 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
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
That's what falling in love really amounted to, your brain on drugs. Adrenaline and dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. Chemical insanity, celebrated by… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
“Breaking through the fear barrier is a big deal. The dopamine hit that comes with completing a previously insurmountable goal or getting… — Simon Marshall Copy Share Image
You start doing the addictive behavior to feel good and then your receptors get overloaded with dopamine, then you stop doing the… — Bill Nye 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
There's all kinds of reasons that you fall in love with one person rather than another: Timing is important. Proximity is important.… — Helen Fisher 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
“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
Science has learned recently that contempt and indignation are addictive mental states. I mean physically and chemically addictive. Literally! People who are… — David Brin 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
“Whether lying in bed, sitting, eating, on the toilet, pushing a stroller, walking the dog, shopping, walking, “listening” to others, talking, driving,… — Sov8840 Copy Share Image
In accounts of men in battle, there is an incredible adrenaline rush from group-versus-group conflict. The fervor and passion of partisans is… — Jonathan Haidt 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
You'd think people would realize they're bad at multitasking and would quit. But a cognitive illusion sets in, fueled in part by… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
We get dopamine in the brain when we like something a lot. Well, cellphones stimulate dopamine, too. So it really is the… — Devra Davis 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
