Dopamine Jackpot! Sapolsky on the Science of Pleasure
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Uploaded by ForaTv on Mar 2, 2011
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/15/Robert_Sapolsky_Are_Humans_Just_Another_Primate
Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, compares dopamine levels in monkeys and humans. Sapolsky argues that in both, "Dopamine is not about pleasure, it's about the anticipation of pleasure. It's about the pursuit of happiness." Unlike monkeys however, humans "keep those dopamine levels up for decades and decades waiting for the reward."
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Dr. Robert Sapolsky is a professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University. He is a research associate at the National Museums of Kenya. Dr. Sapolsky is the author of several works of nonfiction, including A Primate's Memoir, The Trouble with Testosterone, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers and Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals.
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What goes up when you get the reward because obviously food is pleasurable?
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Nice Video That You Share , So Very Nice Thanks You Dopamine Jackpot! Sapolsky on the Science of Pleasure
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I Really Like The Video From Your the author of several works of nonfiction, including A Primate's Memoir, The Trouble with Testosterone, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers and Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals.
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There is a God and he hates me.
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DON'T GAMBLE IT WILL DESTROY YOU
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Man asks for sex, woman says maybe. Man goes crazy on dopamine levels and is even more determined to have sex so works hard for her, woman says maybe still, man fucks her hard, woman is happy or sad depending on what shes into.
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SLAM!
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HARDEST.CORE.BEARD.
2 months ago 4
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However, the life after death thing gives reward not so much because of the lack of present bias, but it takes away the present bias of fearing death, which is a major crutch for most people. Also, religion must involve many more instant reward neurotransmitters.
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Brilliant.
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There is no god.... Sapolsky is my god for the moment...
AugustosMaximus 3 months ago 19
this. is. awesome.
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