Brain Quote by Devra Davis

“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

“heavy video-game playing may release dopamine, which is thought to be involved with addictive behaviors.”

— David B. Agus

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

It turns out that dopamine is a chemical on double duty in the brain. Along with its role in motor commands, it also serves…

— David Eagleman

We know there are certain chemicals that are designed to give us a rush of pleasure. But, one of the most amazing things about…

— Charles Duhigg

There are a lot of things that we crave, there are a lot of things that would make us perhaps more fulfilled in a…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

The thing about sex is no matter how much you crave it, you can forget it.

— Anonymous

I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.

— Walter Becker

“test subjects played a gambling game while Knutson and his team looked at which areas of their brains became more active. The startling results…

— Nir Eyal

“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

When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the…

— Dalai Lama

“The guy on the video said that the blink of connection on the cell phone when we get a text triggers… get this, dopamine…

— Staci Stallings