Creative Mind Audio
For artists and creative people in general. Brief excerpts of interviews with artists, psychologists, and others on emotional health, personality, high sensitivity, giftedness, neurodivergence, and more topics. See my main podcast page on Substack thecreativemind.substack.com/podcast - where you can also see posts and subscribe. By Douglas Eby.
Creative Mind Audio
How Dopamine affects the brain can be a key to improving our lives.
So many of us find dopamine hits, but get addicted, and are less happy.
This is a short preview - Hear the full podcast and see resources at How Dopamine affects the brain can be a key to improving our lives.
"We live in a world that's designed to hijack your dopamine. We're scrolling, sending another text, looking at videos.
"Understanding what is happening in the brain is the key to changing our lives.
“Dopamine itself is a signal. It’s a neurotransmitter that’s essential for the experience of pleasure, reward, and motivation.”
Dr. Anna Lembke, Chief of Addiction Medicine at Stanford.
In this creative mind audio, Dr. Lembke explains how much this neurotransmitter affects our motivations and attention and quality of experience, including happiness.
The first short segment is from the video trailer for her Masterclass, followed by a clip from a Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross, then a short clip from a sample video from her class.
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