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The Science of MDMA & Its Therapeutic Uses: Benefits & Risks
Huberman Lab
The Effects of MDMA on the Neurochemicals Involved in Mood Control
The study was done on mice and I realize that a lot of people will hear that and think, what relevance does that have to humans. What they found is that MDMA causing the release of dopamine is what really establishes the rewarding effects of an experience. This isn't really a surprise. We've known that MDMA creates big increases in dopamine that tend to couple an experience with a sense of weight. And lead to changes in the neural circuitry that make the animal or human more likely to seek out that same experience again.
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