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'Dopamine Simply Doesn't Work Like That': An Interview With A User Experience Researcher (aftermath.site)

submitted 1 year ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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Archive: https://archive.ph/2025.07.31-012907/https://aftermath.site/video-games-user-experience-ux-research

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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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.

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[–] UnbrokenTaco@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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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