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Understanding the Dopamine System behind Addictions
37:49 - 47:17 (09:27)
This episode explains how the dopamine system in our brains is responsible for addictive behaviors and why it's difficult to break them. The higher the peak in dopamine and the faster the rise to that peak, the further below baseline the dopamine drops after the drug wears off, making it harder to get back to the original baseline than prior to using the drug.
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This episode discusses addiction, particularly behavioral or process addictions, like sex addiction or video game addiction, and how they involve the dopamine system, among other things, resulting in a progressive narrowing of things that bring pleasure.
37:49 - 41:36 (03:46)
Summary
This episode discusses addiction, particularly behavioral or process addictions, like sex addiction or video game addiction, and how they involve the dopamine system, among other things, resulting in a progressive narrowing of things that bring pleasure.
ChapterUnderstanding the Dopamine System behind Addictions
EpisodeLeverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort
PodcastHuberman Lab
Cocaine causes a large and fast increase in dopamine levels, leading to a sharp drop below baseline levels once the drug wears off.
41:36 - 46:04 (04:28)
Summary
Cocaine causes a large and fast increase in dopamine levels, leading to a sharp drop below baseline levels once the drug wears off. It also takes a longer time for dopamine levels to return to their original baseline.
ChapterUnderstanding the Dopamine System behind Addictions
EpisodeLeverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort
PodcastHuberman Lab
This transcript segment from a podcast discusses the approximate percentages of dopamine neuron firing that occur under conditions of desiring or consuming food, using nicotine, as well as cocaine or methamphetamine abuse.
46:04 - 47:17 (01:13)
Summary
This transcript segment from a podcast discusses the approximate percentages of dopamine neuron firing that occur under conditions of desiring or consuming food, using nicotine, as well as cocaine or methamphetamine abuse. It reveals that there is a considerable increase of dopamine release rates for each substance but with varying values.