Andrew Huberman· PhD
we know that people have low levels of dopamine are simply less motivated even though they can achieve pleasure.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
we know that people have low levels of dopamine are simply less motivated even though they can achieve pleasure.
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So yes, if your dopamine and serotonin, or I should say if your dopamine and or serotonin levels are too low, it will be very hard to achieve pleasure to experience physical pleasure or emotional pleasure of any kind.