The Importance of Dopamine Release in Addiction

A hunter type makes us challenge with focus and at the same time makes us creative. We have a lower amount of dopamine receptors in the brain, which creates this sort of restlessness to compensate for that. This could turn into creativity, but it can also leave us wide open for addiction. Caffeine is still a drug. It's still a substance that affects our dopamine levels. And so if you cannot stop drinking caffeine, it's potentially an addiction.