Dopamine in the brain is actually more tied into motor control and function.
A loss of dopamine producing neurons causes Parkinson’s. Interestingly, giving parkinson patients drugs to boost dopamine gives them schizophrenia like symptoms.
Dopamine is not related to the reward feeling. Please stop pushing this narrative. It’s probably one of the most annoying misunderstanding of modern neuroscience in the last few years.
Dopamine is implicated in part of the reward pathway but it is not the reward feeling.
Instead it is part of conditioning expectations for drug use related to behaviors that get the drug.
It’s kind of complicated but again. It 100% is not a feel-good neurotransmitter.
It is not what makes you enjoy anything.
You are getting confused with endorphins.
And euphoric effects of drugs. Which are independent from dopamine.
These drugs release endorphins not dopamine.
Dopamine is not a feel-good neurotransmitter.
It’s widely misunderstood and misapplied.
Dopamine in the brain is actually more tied into motor control and function.
A loss of dopamine producing neurons causes Parkinson’s. Interestingly, giving parkinson patients drugs to boost dopamine gives them schizophrenia like symptoms. Dopamine is not related to the reward feeling. Please stop pushing this narrative. It’s probably one of the most annoying misunderstanding of modern neuroscience in the last few years.
Dopamine is implicated in part of the reward pathway but it is not the reward feeling.
Instead it is part of conditioning expectations for drug use related to behaviors that get the drug.
It’s kind of complicated but again. It 100% is not a feel-good neurotransmitter.
It is not what makes you enjoy anything.
You are getting confused with endorphins.
And euphoric effects of drugs. Which are independent from dopamine.