Dopaminergic neurons are more related to learning than feeling good.
There are some extra-synaptic neuro messenger molecules like enkephalin that reduce pain and increase feel-good but they hit opioid receptors and they are boring peptides so they don’t get TED talks.
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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Dopaminergic neurons are more related to learning than feeling good.
There are some extra-synaptic neuro messenger molecules like enkephalin that reduce pain and increase feel-good but they hit opioid receptors and they are boring peptides so they don’t get TED talks.
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.