“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
Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love. — Helen Fisher 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
“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
“heavy video-game playing may release dopamine, which is thought to be involved with addictive behaviors.” — David B. Agus Copy Share Image
“Bring your dopamine or adrenaline level down by activating other regions of the brain other than the prefrontal cortex.” — David Rock 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
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
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
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
“Schultz’s group has shown that the magnitude of an anticipatory dopamine rise reflects two variables. First is the size of the anticipated… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“Again, dopamine is associated with craving, with novelty and the chase, while happiness and pleasure are something else again.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes the release of brain chemicals such as… — Keith Henson 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
“Vanderbilt University scientists had discovered chemically testable differences between psychopaths and others. One was the variance in levels of dopamine, a naturally… — Michael Benson 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
“Lots of work has examined the genes involved, most broadly showing that variants that produce lowered dopamine signaling (less dopamine in the… — Robert M. Sapolsky 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
“...the reward centers of the brain--where the pleasure of those high-calorie foods registers--also respond to other substances that bring about pleasure…But those… — Bob Greene Copy Share Image
“the bigger the goal, the more effort it requires, the more dopamine we get. This is why it feels really good to… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
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
“Why do we envy people with more money? Why do we assume that we’d be happier in their shoes? It’s the dopamine… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The connection between dopamine and belief was established by experiments conducted by Peter Brugger and his colleague Christine Mohr at the University… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“Dopamine enhances the ability of neurons to transmit signals between one another. How? By acting as an agonist (as opposed to antagonist),… — Michael Shermer 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
“Setting Goals to Increase Dopamine. People are often at their best when working toward a long-term, meaningful goal that they believe is… — Alex Korb Copy Share Image
“This is central to understanding the nature of motivation, as well as its failures (e.g., during depression, where there is inhibition of… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“Adding variability increased the frequency of the pigeons completing the intended action. Skinner’s pigeons tell us a great deal about what helps… — Nir Eyal 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
Each of our cells is a living entity, and the main thing that influences them is our blood. If I open my… — Bruce H. Lipton 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
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
“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
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
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
“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
“Kissing releases dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin—hormones and neurotransmitters that make you feel motivated, aroused, connected, and content,” — Daphne Nur Oz Copy Share Image
