Dopamine : Happiness & Addiction (Magic Pharmacy In Brain)

It rewards our enjoyable experiences (eating tasty food or doing fun things), Motivates us to repeat these behaviors by creating a feeling of pleasure forming addictive patterns.

How dopamine works:

• Lnked to brain's reward system, released when we do something pleasurable.
• This creates a sense of pleasure and reinforces the behavior.
• As a result, we are more likely to do it again (Addictive Patterns).

Dopamine drives goal achievement & staying motivated.💪

• Dopamine is involved in (motivation, decision-making, and goal-oriented behavior).
• It prioritizes tasks to help us achieve our goals.
• Dopamine levels increase when we (anticipate rewards - put necessary effort and achieve rewards).

So, keep chasing those goals and let dopamine keep you motivated along the way! 🎯

• Plays crucial role in mood and emotional regulation
• Low levels (depression), High levels (mania and psychosis).

🧠 Plays key role in learning & memory.

🤔 How? By strengthening brain connections, aiding in information retention and recall.

❌ Improper dopamine functioning leads to cognitive disorders like (ADHD and schizophrenia).

🧠 By repeated intake, messes brain & craves dose-drugs all the time.

🚫 Addiction is harmful and cause problems in your life.

👀 Watch out for these signs:

• 🚬 Keep hooked to drugs even when they cause problems
• 💔 Ignore important things to keep using drugs
• 💉 Need more and more drugs to feel good
• 🌅 Spends lot of (time + money) on drugs

• Dopamine is important for (movement, reward, motivation, and mood regulation, learning, and addiction).
• Studying dopamine can help us understand . - This may lead to ).
• By understanding its role, we can gain insights into neurological and psychiatric disorders and more effective treatments 🧠 🔑 🎯.