Sentences with phrase «dopamine reward circuitry»

Traditionally, research into the neurobiological substrate of drug addiction has focused on the mesolimbic dopamine reward circuitry.

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As I have written before, power is addictive and manifests at neurochemical level through a reward circuitry of dopamine flow, the same transmitter responsible for producing a sense of pleasure.

Like those of the monogamous prairie vole, human oxytocin receptors are located in several dopamine - rich regions of the brain, suggesting that oxytocin is embedded in our reward circuitry.

Jaak Panksepp, a neuroscientist at the Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics at Northwestern University, calls the dopamine system the brain's «seeking» circuitry, which propels us to explore new avenues for reward in our environment.

The blunted dopamine signaling to ethanol arose due to changes in the circuitry in the ventral tegmental area, the heart of the brain's reward system.

Checking our devices activates the reward circuitry in the brain, triggering the body to release a hit of the «pleasure hormone» dopamine, which is exactly what happens when we gamble, says Dr. Greenfield.

When we engage with one another, feeling the power of our compassion and service, the neural circuitry in the brain shifts, and our «reward system» of dopamine and serotonin sharpens our focus, emotional regulation, and engagement.

Attachment security can be bolstered by presenting cues characteristic of a secure attachment figure, which is associated with the activation of dopamine - rich areas associated with the mammalian reward and motivation circuitry (Aron et al., 2005).