All these involve the "Reward" circuitry, of course. Could it simply be our thirst for dopamine leads us to seek the rush of the slot machine, the bleached blonde, or the cash register? Are there any constructive ways to tap into it?
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Originally Posted by pegleg
but I also think dopamine contributes to these behaviors, also. I'd like to see some studies comparing that (agonists against dopamine therapy). This wouldn't be very difficult to do now that dopamine agonists are used as monotherapy.
I don't know if they did any dopamine-or non-dopamine agonist treated comparisons in this study or not. I couldn't get access to the article.
Thanks, Carolyn. Most of these studies came from Duke - this one is from a new author and seems pretty large (over 3,000).
Peg
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