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Do you have sources for any of these claims about dopamine? No offense intended, and I agree that the common interpretation of dopamine as the "pleasure chemica
by NickM 7y ago
Do you have sources for any of these claims about dopamine? No offense intended, and I agree that the common interpretation of dopamine as the "pleasure chemical" is wrong and oversimplifying, but much of what you're saying sounds a bit "just so" to me.
- aidenn0 7y agoAlso, while the relationship between neurochemistry and psychology is still in the dark-ages, seratonin is usually identified as the issue in anxiety related disorders such as OCD.
- hopia 7y agoI've most commonly seen the description motivation chemical, which falls more in line with what the thread's first poster described.