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Understanding Dopamine and How it is Affected by Different Stimuli
This podcast discusses how dopamine is affected by various stimuli such as nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines, chocolate, and exercise. While different stimuli impact dopamine differently, sex elicits a doubling of dopamine levels above baseline, comparable to the impact of smoking nicotine and far greater than the impact of chocolate or exercise.