Discussions similar to the one on dopamine

Discussions on Dopamine:

Here are discussions from the Huberman Lab Podcast that are similar to the one on dopamine:

1. The Motivating Molecule: Understanding dopamine as the molecule of motivation, not pleasure, and how it influences our motivational state to seek out goals and rewards due to reward prediction error 1.
2. Understanding Dopamine: Discussion on dopamine's role in motivation, desire, and movement, with insights into the four major circuits in the brain that utilize dopamine 2.
3. Understanding Mesocortical Circuitry: How dopamine affects our sense of motivation and drive, along with defining addiction in terms of dopamine pathways 3.

   The Motivating Molecule

   Andrew Huberman

   Andrew explains how dopamine is the molecule of motivation, not pleasure, and how it sits at the heart of our motivational state to seek out goals and pleasure. He also describes the fundamental feature of how our brain releases and uses dopamine called reward prediction error.

   

   Huberman Lab

   The Science of Setting & Achieving Goals | Huberman Lab Podcast #55

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4. ADHD and Creativity: The relationship between ADHD, creativity, and dopamine, and how it can affect convergent thinking, with strategies to enhance it 4.
5. The Brain's Reward System: An exploration of the interactions between dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin within the brain's reward circuits and how they govern social interactions and pleasure 5.

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