Psychology / Unit 2 Psych 0176 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Dopamine
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The idea
Dopamine is involved in movement, reward learning, and motivation toward an anticipated outcome.
In practice
Dopamine activity rises when a cue predicts a reward, before the reward itself arrives.
Where people slip
Dopamine is not the pleasure chemical. It tracks anticipation and learning more closely than enjoyment.
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