Angry Quote by Carl Hart

“From another corner of neuroscience, we’re learning about a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Though there are more than fifty neurotransmitters (that we know of), scientists…

— Jeffrey Foote

“Research shows that levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine surge when the brain is expecting a reward.[xi] Introducing variability multiplies the effect, creating a focused…

— Nir Eyal

“Each happy chemical triggers a different good feeling. Dopamine produces the joy of finding what you seek– the “Eureka! I got it!” feeling. Endorphin…

— Loretta Graziano Breuning

“There may be a genetic basis to how much dopamine each of our brains produces. The gene that codes for the production of dopamine…

— Michael Shermer

The important thing is that while heroin and cocaine and tobacco and every drug and junk food cause dopamine release, there are healthier ways…

— Neal Barnard

“Environmental influences also affect dopamine. From animal studies, we know that social stimulation is necessary for the growth of the nerve endings that release…

— Gabor Maté

“New lovers tend to “lose their minds” and do all sorts of crazy things in the heat of the moment. One study showed that…

— David Rock

“The more a sufferer concentrates on his symptoms, the deeper those symptoms are etched into his neural circuits. In the worst cases, the mind…

— Nicholas Carr

“In the basal forebrain there is something called the nucleus accumbens. It is a part of the brain’s reward system and has a significant…

— Meik Wiking

We know that drugs, sex and rock and roll stimulates something called dopamine in the brain. So do videogames. Dopamine is something that we…

— Devra Davis

“Schultz’s group has shown that the magnitude of an anticipatory dopamine rise reflects two variables. First is the size of the anticipated reward. A…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“Dr. John Ratey, a leading expert in both ADHD and the brain, suggests that ADHD can be thought of as a reward-deficiency syndrome created…

— Melissa Orlov