Dopamine, Expectations, and Happiness
Last week, David Rock wrote a fantastic article called “(Not So Great) Expectations: Use Them or Be Used By Them”. The article cites research from Wolfram Schultz (who serves as a science advisor to Posit Science) on how expectations affect dopamine levels in the brain, which in turn affects happiness. The gist of it goes [...]
Tags: Barbara Frederickson, David Rock, dopamine, happiness, rewards, Wolfram Schultz
Posted December 2, 2009 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience, Posit Science software, Research studies
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