Dopamine and Pleasure
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).
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