Andrew Huberman· PhD
But dopamine is also released according to what we subjectively believe is good for us. And that's what's so powerful about it.
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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.
But dopamine is also released according to what we subjectively believe is good for us. And that's what's so powerful about it.
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dopamine is one of these incredible molecules that both can be released according to things that are hardwired in us to release dopamine again things like food sex warmth when we're cold cool environments when we're too warm it's that kind of pleasure molecule overall but it's also highly subjective what releases dopamine in one person versus the next
but dopamine is also released according to what we subjectively believe is good for us and that's what's so powerful about it