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456: Dopamine, better sex & the science of long-lasting relationships | Psychiatrist Daniel Lieberman, M.D.
The mindbodygreen Podcast
Is There a Relationship Between Instant Gratification and Delay Grip?
The person who is focused on instant gratification is being driven by a dopamine circuit deep within the brain. That's the circuit that goes off for instant gratification when you grab a donut, when you are about to look at pornography or something like that. The longer term circuit is called the mesocortical circuit. It starts in the same place where dopamine is produced but comes up to the prefrontal cortex right behind the forehead. This is a very recent evolutionary circuit and it allows us to plan.
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