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Andrew Huberman ON: Learning Effectively & How to Train Your Brain For Optimal Performance

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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Dopemin Reward Prediction Error

There's something called dopemin reward prediction error. This was defined by gname wolfm. Scholtz others, and it's an incredible thing. It can be made very simple, which is, when we positively anticipate something, there is dopemine release. But if the ice cream isn't as good, what ends up happening is that dopomin is relative to where they were just feeling, it doesn't feel that great. And so this is te diabolical nature of addictive drugs. People get a dopomine surge in anticipation of using, and overtime, they get less and less of a dopamine surge. That tells the synapses, the brain connections that were involved,

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