Dopamine is a neurotransmitter,and nearotransmitters are those molecules that bridge the gap two neurons. so they essentially allow one neuron, the pre-synaptic neuron,to communicate with the post-synaptic neuron.
Dopamine is intimately associated with experience of reward ,but also with movement,which I think really interesting,because movement and reward are linked, right if you think about you know, early humans,you had to move in order to go seek out the water or the meet or whatever it was.
and even in the most primitive organisms, dopamine is the released when food is sensed in the environment. For example,C elegans, a very primitive worm.
So dopamine is this really powerful, important molecule in the brain that helps us experience pleasure.it’s not only neurotransmitter involved in pleasure, but is really important one.
and if you want to think about something that most people don’t know about dopamine which I think is really interesting,is that we are alweys releasing dopamine at a kind of tonic beseline rate.and it’s really the deviation from that baseline,rather than like hits of dopamine in a vacuum, that make adifference.
So when we experience pleasure,our dopamine release goes above baseline, and likewise dopamine can go below that conic baseline,and then we experience a kind of pain.
6 effects dopamine has on the body.
1.Dopamine boosts the anticipation of pleasure
first off, whenever we come across a rewarding stimulus, the brain releases more dopamine and this pushes us to seek out the fun or pleasurable activity. For the most part, pleasurable experience or moments like sex, games, eating test foods and even drugsb can stimulate the release of dopamine.
it’s however important to note that dopamine doesn’t mediate pleasure; instead, it enhances the expectation of pleasure in humans. The bottom line; you enjoy most of these pleasurable activities because of dopamine.
2. Dopamine improves memory and learning
the effect of dopamine in the brain helps with memory and learning. Essentially, dopamine is crucial for long-term memory storage and retrevial.
What’s more, thid neurotransmitter reminds you important events especially those that have motivational significance.
It’s also good to point
out that dopamine plays a big role in working memory; that’s the capacity to
use information from short-term memory to guide your action.
3. Dopamine increases your drive
also known as the ‘’motivation molecule,’’ dopamine gives us the motivational as well as the internal drive to do things. As we know,we usally do things because we find them to be worth it or rewarding.
What you should know is that dopamine is the chemical that’s responsible for you reward-seeking behavior ---your drive is as a result of hight dopamine levels.
On the flip
side, people with low levels of this neurotransmitter are less likely to work
for things and care less about the reward that came afterward.
4. Dopamine controls movement
it’s also good to point out that dopamine plays an essential role in movement.
How? well, the basal ganglia (lagest and most important sources of dopamine in the brain) is the biggest factor that comes into play here—it actually controls movement. For the most part, the basal ganglia require hight levels of dopamine to function optimally—this is just how it works.
If limited amounts of dopamine reach the basal ganglia, several different voluntary motions may become uncoordinated ---this is especially common in parkinsin’s disease.
5. Dopamine increase wakefulness
as humans, we‘re more likely to stay awake when we have higher
levels of dopamine in the brain --- this is precisely why you’re always active
during the day.on the flip side, dopamine levels fall during the night, and
melatonin takes over; as you brobably guessed this chemical makes you sleepy!
6. Dopamine processes pain
besides its role in increasing your urge for exciting experiences, dopamine is also released when you come across unfavorable or sad events---more like when you have an epic argument with your boyfriend or girlfriend.
you should be aware that dopamine has alink to addiction.essentially, excessive intake of drugs can decrease dopaminergic function and eventually increase addiction to drugs.
A ten step method to successfully detox.
1. set a clear goals.
2. choose a detox plan.
3. prepare mentally.
4. stock up on supplies.
5. eliminate trigger foods.
6. stay hydrated.
7. incorporate movement.
8. monitor progress.
9. pragtice stress
management.
10. limit toxins.
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