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[-] UnbrokenTaco@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/dopamine-the-pathway-to-pleasure

I'm a little confused. I had always read about dopamine as "the reward chemical" like in the link.

I imagine things are more complicated than that like you alluded to but I had always seen it written as a key part of the brain's reward system and so makes sense to mention in the context of rewards in games.

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