<description>&lt;p&gt;Most people would know the term: dopamine. It's the world's most famous neurotransmitter, known for it's role in happiness and pleasure. What if I told you, most of us have it all wrong. In today's episode we break down the secret history and psychology of dopamine, including:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;The controversy around it's discovery&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;How it became known as the 'pleasure' hormone&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Why that's actually not true&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;It's true role in movement, motivation and memory&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Myth-busting dopamine detoxes plus so much more&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Happy listening!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Watch on Netflix: &lt;a href="https://netflix.com/thepsychologyofyour20s"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow Jemma on Instagram: @&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/jemmasbeg/?hl=en#"&gt;jemmasbeg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow the podcast on Instagram: @&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatpsychologypodcast/?hl=en#"&gt;thatpsychologypodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe on Substack: @&lt;a href="https://substack.com/@thepsychologyofyour20s"&gt;thepsychologyofyour20s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For business: &lt;a href="mailto:psychologyofyour20s@gmail.com"&gt;psychologyofyour20s@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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415. The psychology of dopamine

MAY 9, 202624 MIN
The Psychology of your 20s

415. The psychology of dopamine

MAY 9, 202624 MIN

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Most people would know the term: dopamine. It's the world's most famous neurotransmitter, known for it's role in happiness and pleasure. What if I told you, most of us have it all wrong. In today's episode we break down the secret history and psychology of dopamine, including:  The controversy around it's discovery How it became known as the 'pleasure' hormone Why that's actually not true It's true role in movement, motivation and memory  Myth-busting dopamine detoxes plus so much more Happy listening!  Watch on Netflix: HERE Follow Jemma on Instagram: @jemmasbeg Follow the podcast on Instagram: @thatpsychologypodcast Subscribe on Substack: @thepsychologyofyour20s For business: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.