Have you ever found something so compelling, that you just had to do it, again and again and again and again and again?
This week we will be looking at the psychology, neuroscience, and economics of addiction, and take a look at the special little drug behind it all, dopamine.
What makes some things addictive? How bad is it to be addicted to something if you can get away with it? Are addictions to non-drug related behaviour like video games/gambling or sex valid addictions, even when there’s no substance abuse?
Just how much money is there to be made in the addictive substances market? And how can we free ourselves from the legal drug-peddlers trying to take over our dopamine receptors?
All this and more, this Monday!
Be there or be a crackhead.
Listenings
It’s Toxic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOZuxwVk7TU&ab_channel=BritneySpearsVEVO
The steak tastes better when i take my “steak tastes better” pill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX23I890Umk&ab_channel=WordsandSong
Viewings
What is dopamine? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evzGkXKgCzQ
The power of dopamine in learning & memory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n706_qp20Mk
Jordan Peterson - Addiction is Psychological https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXYAWCAIqRE
Dopamine detox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBPsWni-3Fs&t=73s&ab_channel=AlexBecker%27sChannel
Give the dopamine receptors a break https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPAj3GzHngI
Supernormal stimuli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395PDQcrcFs&ab_channel=SciShowPsych
Readings
Are Video Games designed to be addictive? https://gamequitters.com/are-video-games-addictive/
Dopamine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine
The role of dopamine in addiction https://www.inspiremalibu.com/blog/drug-addiction/dopamine-and-addiction/
Neuroscience behind dopamine fasting? https://www.livescience.com/is-there-science-behind-dopamine-fasting-trend.html