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A primer on dopamine

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1/ I recently made notes on the book “Hooked” but wasn’t satisfied by the depth of explanation in it. 2/ I wanted to get down into neuroscience of habit-forming products and that inevitably lead me to the (in)famous neurotransmitter dopamine. 3/ Before we dive into what dopamine does, let’s first make one thing clear: dopamine… Read More The post A primer on dopamine appeared first on Inverted Passion.
22nd Jan 2024

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