Notes taken mainly from memory, please listen to the podcast to confirm
Andrew Huberman Podcast Episode 12 Notes how to increase motivation and drive
Dopamine is released in anticipation
Dopamine makes u take action, usually towards some kind of goal
novelty is key in motivation, and novelty e.g. the concept of a new task or a new reward will release more dopamine
dopamine is a substrate for adrenaline
nicotine increases dopamine by 150%
There’s a crash associated with dopamine. Like the proverbial pleasure and pain hypothesis. There’s a release of prolactin after a dopamine increase
Prolactin makes us search for whats next.
Dopamine and food- dopamine is released but we want more and more because of prolactin
Intermittent positive reinforcement is related to dopamine relase and is what makes social media and gambling addictive. A psychologist did some interesting experiments with pigeons back in the day and these principles are still used today to keep people addicted to certain behaviours.
serotonin makes us feel content, we need dopamine to find and try new things
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