"Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" by Anna Lembke
The Next Big Idea Daily
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Introduction
Exploring how pleasure and pain are balanced in the brain, and the concept of homeostasis as the brain's way of restoring equilibrium. Using the example of YouTube videos and dopamine release, the speaker discusses how our brains adapt and down-regulate dopamine transmission, leading to the lingering desire for more.
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