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The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology
#73: Hacking of the Human Mind - Robert Lustig, MD, MSL
Jul 20, 2021
49:34
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- Dopamine drives pleasure while serotonin is linked to happiness, highlighting differences between short-term gratification and long-term fulfillment.
- Chronic stress can lead to depression by affecting serotonin receptors and prefrontal cortex function, contributing to vulnerability to addiction.
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Understanding the Differences Between Pleasure and Happiness
Pleasure and happiness are distinctly different, with pleasure being short-term like a meal, experienced in the body; happiness is long-term and ethereal, felt above the neck. Pleasure is taken individually, like from a casino, while happiness involves giving, like through altruistic actions. Substances can provide pleasure, but not happiness, and dopamine drives pleasure, while serotonin is connected to happiness.
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