The Dopamine-Driven “Explorers” - Deepstash

The Dopamine-Driven “Explorers”

Only four neural systems are regularly associated with a constellation of personality traits. Variations in the dopamine system have been linked with novelty, experience and adventure seeking, susceptibility to boredom, impulsivity, energy and enthusiasm. People expressive of certain genes in the dopamine system tend to lack introspection; they look out, not in. These men and women are also often intellectually curious, mentally flexible and creative. So Helen Fisher called this style of thinking and behaving ‘curious/energetic’ and dubbed them “Explorers”. 

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The late Helen Fisher, renowned biological anthropologist, identified four primary personality types based on brain chemistry and hormonal influences: the Explorer, the Builder, the Director and the Negotiator.

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