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Mark Solms - The Hidden Spring Part 2: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness

The Innovation Show

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Dopamine, Dreaming, and Motivation

This chapter delves into the intricate connection between dopamine, dreaming, and motivation in the brain, highlighting the impact of dopamine on psychosis, dreaming frequency, and motivation levels. It discusses the historical perspective on prefrontal dichotomy and psychosurgical literature in treating psychotic patients, emphasizing the role of dopamine imbalance in inducing hallucinations and delusions. The speaker explores the correlation between dopamine levels, dreaming sleep, and neuron firing rates to reveal the significance of dopamine in generating dreams and its impact on behavior.

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