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What Makes You The Person You Are & Understanding Extreme Weather

Something You Should Know

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Dopamine Releases the Feel Good Dopamin in the Brain

When we feel curious, the feeling of curiosity arises because your brain has decided that a piece of information is valuable. When dopamine is released in the brain, it increases plasticity, which means it sets you up for learning. And i think we need to understand this when we're trying to communicate with somebody who believes differently than us and just trying to hammer we're right into their heads will have the opposite effect. Are there things about my brain, things that like you? For example, some people are loaners, and some people are very social. If you're a loaner, is it worth trying to be more social, or you're probably wired that way?"

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