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Robert Sapolsky on life without free will

Life Examined

CHAPTER

The Influence of Dopamine Receptor Variants and Migration Patterns on Human Behavior

This chapter delves into the role of dopamine in reward and motivation, focusing on a specific gene variant linked to risk-taking behavior. It also explores how this gene variant is distributed across different populations and its correlation with migration patterns and cultural evolution.

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