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Understanding your brain's reward pathway
10:38 - 15:27 (04:48)
This podcast explains the science behind dopamine firing and how it increases when anticipating a reward or something exciting, shedding light on motivation and how our brains work.
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Understanding the core machinery of the reward pathway, the VTA and the nucleus accumbens, can help us understand how dopamine plays a role in motivation and pleasure.
10:38 - 12:27 (01:48)
Neuroscience
Summary
Understanding the core machinery of the reward pathway, the VTA and the nucleus accumbens, can help us understand how dopamine plays a role in motivation and pleasure.
ChapterUnderstanding your brain's reward pathway
EpisodeHow To Increase Motivation & Drive
PodcastHuberman Lab
This podcast explores the scientific data on how dopamine firing increases in response to different stimuli, giving insight into our motivation levels.
12:27 - 15:27 (03:00)
Dopamine
Summary
This podcast explores the scientific data on how dopamine firing increases in response to different stimuli, giving insight into our motivation levels. Dopamine neurons fire at a low rate until there is anticipation or excitement, increasing the firing rate up to 30 to 40 times when something is anticipated or desired.