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Results suggested that people who enjoy music but don't feel chills are also experiencing dopamine's effects, Zatorre said.
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Much of what scientists know about dopamine's role in habit formation comes from the study of alcohol and drug addiction, but it's a key player in more common habits, too, especially overeating.
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Apart from keeping greed in business, dopamine's influence extends from voluntary movement to your involuntary sex life.
How Greed Works Vikram Sheel Kumar 2010
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And, in addition to dopamine's influence on desire, the reason may be wonderfully selfish.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: Shopping For Sexual Arousal Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2010
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Much of what scientists know about dopamine's role in habit formation comes from the study of alcohol and drug addiction, but it's a key player in more common habits, too, especially overeating.
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Results suggested that people who enjoy music but don't feel chills are also experiencing dopamine's effects, Zatorre said.
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Much of what scientists know about dopamine's role in habit formation comes from the study of alcohol and drug addiction, but it's a key player in more common habits, too, especially overeating.
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The theory, then, is that a longer gene makes a longer receptor; a longer receptor somehow affects dopamine's influence on the brain, making the owner of the brain want to, well, bungee-jump.
Holes In Those Genes 2008
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Addictive substances artificially boost dopamine's effects.
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Much of what scientists know about dopamine's role in habit formation comes from the study of alcohol and drug addiction, but it's a key player in more common habits, too, especially overeating.
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