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Please stop calling dopamine the ‘pleasure chemical’ - The Verge

The Verge (2018)

Dopamine is one of the most hyped brain chemicals, supposedly linked to everything from sex to gambling. It’s common to read, as Business Insider claimed last week, that dopamine is "the pleasure chemical" — but that’s not true, and the idea was overturned long ago...

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Dopamine - According to Wikipedia: "Dopamine is a neuromodulatory molecule that plays several important roles in cells. It is an organic chemical of the catecholamine and phenethylamine families. Dopamine constitutes about 80% of the catecholamine content in the brain.
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