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23 : Peter Sterling, Part 1

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The Brain's Shopping List: Learning and Dopamine

This chapter explores the role of dopamine in the learning process and how the brain's predictive regulation affects our search for resources. It discusses how reward prediction error drives the cycle of searching and rewarding, leading to a constant need for satisfaction and the next experience.

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