Jamie Wheal: “Neuro-anthropology and Culture Architecture”
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
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Dopamine Is a Big Part of the Neuro Transmitter Portfolio
Saposki says that the unexpected reward is what drives our behaviour. That if you maximize the uncertainty of the next event, whether a girl friend will say or whether you'll get the seven seven seven,. Dopemine is at its maximum when the uncertainty is at 50%. And we're doing the same thing with dopemine. So it's almost likelik, i need my coffee in the morning to wake me up. We are so sucked into the dopamine vortex right now. If we could have a better, a balanced nero transmitter portfolio with oxitos and seratonan and others, we would have a better cultural chance.
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