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Dopamine

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Dopamine is involved in movement, reward learning, and motivation toward an anticipated outcome.

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Dopamine activity rises when a cue predicts a reward, before the reward itself arrives.

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Dopamine is not the pleasure chemical. It tracks anticipation and learning more closely than enjoyment.