Dopamine: Driving Your Brain into the Future | Daniel Z. Lieberman | TEDxWilmingtonWomen
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Why are we obsessed with the things we want - and bored when we get them? Why do highly driven people so rarely enjoy the success they’ve earned? The answer is dopamine, a chemical in the brain that has been called “the pleasure molecule.” But is it? Find out why it holds the key to desire, motivation, and sometimes the most disastrous of consequences. In 1996 Dr. Daniel Lieberman joined the faculty at George Washington University, where he treated patients with a variety of psychiatric illnesses, including schizophrenia, addictions, and bipolar disorder. Oddly enough, despite being distinct illnesses, each one is characterized by overactivity of the same brain chemical: dopamine. Dan also learned that highly dopaminergic people without mental illness are often different from the general population. These special people are more likely to become artists, actors, and entrepreneurs.
How can dopamine be associated with such a broad range of characteristics, from mental illness to creativity? Dan’s research into this question uncovered a web of connections that included such far-flung topics as love, sex, genius, greed, and even the genetic roots of political ideology. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
This wasn't my recommendation, I searched for this ...
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According to the formula 8:25 : you could just lower your expectations.... therefore increasing the dopamine release- always happy with your relationship / what you have. In English : Increase the Gratitude - dont take anything/anyone for granted
lol GOOD ONE
Nope
easier said than done lol
I had the same idea. I think that, in addition to focusing on the here and now (mindfulness) is the perfect equation.
As a gestalt therapist, I'm applauding now! This is a scientifically based confirmation of the importance of "here and now" while the whole world outside encourages our dopamine circle to go wild. Sometimes it's heartbreaking to see my clients not able to feel, yet it's incredibly important to help them discover their feelings! I love my private practice, it feels like a calling
Thank you, you are right, here and now is the answer to have a good dpamine level naturally
if somebody has low motivation its likely that theres too less dopa in the brain right? i know therapist and psychatrist are indeed 2 different pair of shoes, but do you have insight if its helpful to take L-tyrosin or L-Phenylalanin?
And/ or would you recommend to completely shut of every source of dopa for example going on UA-cam, listening to music? Or would you recommend that person to use these sources to even get them a little bit motivation?
The dopamine motivates you to take action toward your goals and gives you a surge of reinforcing pleasure when achieving them.
Repeating things such as coffee shop lose their pleasure. But different things like different fun UA-cam videos are always pleasurable. What you should strive for:
1. Avoid cheap and easy pleasures like UA-cam videos
2. Learn to enjoy mundane things
3. Go for different and longer term and challenging goals and enjoy the process and reward of pursuing and achieving them.
Help me 😢😢😢
@@abhishekpatra7954 get off your phone 🤝
@@ProdByXorak yeah!
So high on dopamine right now after that unexpectedly informative talk
as someone diagnosed with ADHD which is basically a dopamine deficiency, I try to get myself dopamine all the time through sport and new things, just so i don't get depressed. But I wonder why I can't build stable relationships with others and every year or so I completely change my friends for new ones. This video might have given me a big hint on what I need to do
Here and Now!
What do we do?
I'll be your friend for a while. I have ADHD, and will drop you, no hard feelings, in a year.
@Franz have you tried dopamine precursors?
Franz, the biggest reason relationships do not work is because two people's expectation's do not meet. You may trust them but do they trust you? You may make them feel secure, but do they turn around and use you. Ask this question, what do the people you associate with give you? In return what do you give them??? Do you aggravate someone else's insecurities? Do you reward there efforts to please you? Do you practice emotional empathy(trying to be in the other person's shoes) ? These questions can help guide you in finding answers or rather closure and then lead to improving yourself.
one of the greatest TEDx Talks I have listened to and I am pretty sure that I will come back to hear it again, but unfortunately with less Dopamine :p
the answer to not always try to achieve something in the future is to practice meditation and mindfulness so that we can be more calm and happy in the present.
macnet83 macnet83 Had you listened to the end, around 10:40 forward, he totally agrees with you. It seems to be all about finding that perfect balance between enjoying what we have and embarking on new adventures.
I totally agree, as a savant, meditation or clearing my though and just listening, reveals a path forwards to my goal in life.
whats the secret for doing meditation right?
@@cerimite7674what’s a savant?
Thank you. This gives me a new meaning for "dopamine detox". It's not that dopamine is a bad chemical, it's just that when we already got what we want, don't bother chasing more dopamine because you'll only want more. Instead, celebrate by spending time with peace of mind with family, friends and yourself.
This talk is more than inspirational; I finished it and then paused for like 20 minutes just to reflect on how this knowledge can change how I view people's actions and lifestyle. I just can't thank you enough.
That was one of the best Ted talks I watched.
Thank you for sharing all the great knowledge
totally!! just the best I've heard in a long long time
@@Letsjusb you got your fix...
The molecule of more, one of the Best books ever i heve read, change my perspective compleatly, one book that is the lose chain link to understand many things, thank you dr liberman, greetings from Poland
Thanks for your kind words. I was thrilled when I found out the book was going to be translated into Polish! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
In other words, meditate so you can appreciate the details and beauty of the moment. With your mind clear and fulfilled you can innovate, improve and achieve goals in a peaceful mindset, without expecting that "success" is what will make you happy.
In a nutshell, Dopamine is a greed molecule and it is radical by nature.
For our safety and wellbeing, a “tight leash” for managing that greed molecule is a must have item.
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I got here researching the hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal connection.....
It seems a lot of us are getting dopamine rewards from online debate, but I think the arguments come with an adrenal cost, and a cost to our joy.
It’s almost as if public education’s incessant focus on critical thinking skills has caused people to generally seek argument, and the validation of winning an argument against others.
Hi Chris, I personally believe that becoming a critical listener/reader is one of the most important traits public schools can teach kids. I don't think that being critical is the primary reason for online debates. I believe online debates happen more frequently, because it is much easier to voice your opinion anonymously than it is in person. I also believe that online debates fail mainly because of the unwillingness of the debaters to challenge their own beliefs and to accept new ones. It is especially hard to accept someone's notion, if it is in form of a UA-cam comment with no scientific basis, encompassed by personal insults. One big problem with online debates is that they are too emotional. The debaters use persuasive speech/text instead of facts backed by evidence and references.
Phi. Tes I agree with what your saying 100%. Online debate is frustrating because there are so many people who are so emotionally invested in whatever ideology they have, they can’t or won’t think critically about other perspectives.
Phi. Tes It also seems like using ‘facts based on evidence’ in this age of information, it’s too easy to find conflicting data, or to use convenient statistics that fit a narrative. People disagree because they don’t even agree on some basic premises. Like free will or human nature.
It's simple, switch back and forth between your dopamine and oxytocin circuits, and include your endorphin circuits. I use to do that with distance running. Yes, I was interested in improving, and perhaps winning a rare trophy for my age group, but I thrived on day to day endorphins from usually Long Slow Distance Training. This gave me patience in my training, so I was less likely to burn out, over-train, or get injuries. When looking for Love, focus on the bonding elements as a foundation, rather that pure passion, as passion without bonding is more likely to end quickly and badly. This is the Oxytocin path to love.
If I wanted more dopamine in my running, I should have used it more in the planning of how to sustain and slowly improve, and only occasionally testing to see if I was ready for a new plateau, but I eventually got too impatient and got injured. Strong oxytocin and endorphins are great day to day enjoyment hormones.
This video has a potential to change your life if you allow it to be!
what do you change and recommend to change based on this video?
Seems like i cant draw the conclusion out of the video.
Thank you. Been in a hole for 6 years. I think this has something to do with it. After accomplishing many things i recognized the emptiness after each accomplishment. Since then i have lost all desire
Sounds like you might be suffering from depression, which I have lots of problems with. I'm at a point in my life when I feel like you--no motivation, feel like nothing in life is worth pursuing. Antidepressants were very effective but have worn off after more than 10 years, so I'm currently trying some new ones. One thing that is almost sure to help is exercise, but getting motivated to exercise is almost impossible when you are depressed :( I wish you luck, and some unexpected happiness in your near future.
@@scrubjay93 thank you. Breathwork, mediation and a little exercise has helped. Also i think i have changed my perspective a bit. I think im accepting that nothing really means anything and am starting to go with it. Best wishes. Try some wim hof breathing and kundalini navel set exercises. A little yoga maybe. May sound cliche but so far so good
@@junglejarred6366 Probably Anhedonia, I've been that for a few years now
So true Ranj. This Ted Talk should be a featured lecture at all TedX. Only 91k views? People need to hear this. I have a friend who has a degree in Neuroscience from USC and I never heard him explain dopamine as well as this.
Nor have I. True depth of knowledge.
End up here while trying to help myself to get through my tough time.. thank u
One of the best talk I've ever watched !
Thank you very much sir
I'm a psychologist and loved your presentation. Wonderful delivery, message and information. Thanks!
wow, this explain a lot about my feeling when i experience unexpected thing in my life.
Excellent talk, informational with emotional delivery from his heart . . . Commendable !!!
This is the prefect TED talk. Thank you sir!
Brilliant! I could listen to this guy for hours. Great delivery.
I had a stroke in 2014 and my dopamine levels have decreased. This is a great information video. I need to increase my dopamine to help with the body pain. I’m finding it harder and harder 7 years post stroke.
The best talk I’ve heard about how the dopamine works and how to use it properly. Thank you!
One of the best TED talk!
What an interesting and inspiring speech! My dopamine fired up watching this video wanting to know more What dopamine is....
I am wishing to use dopamine mindfully.
I just hope rewards are not a form of blackmail! There is a need to change the way we look at everything in our lives that promotes a healthy lifestyle/attitude and forgiveness. What a huge topic for conversation! Be aware of the desire to change for the better when all your family and friends are dead. Use common sense and ground yourself in the moment you feel challenged.
Indeed an excellent lecturer, thought provoking, logical n practical. Thank you so much
So true and amazing....It's really helpful for me...thanks!!!
Amazing talk & in under 15min. Just wow
I feel like I've cited so many of his papers during college...... crazy finally watching him speak.
Massive: so glad I found this, thanks so much!
Awesome talk. After recently watching a lecture on the dysphoric Kappa Opioid network, I learned somewhat as this man describes, that dopamine is much more than a pleasure chemical, and I wanted to find more lectures that elaborate on this unfortunate generalization
This is the best here and now video I have ever seen. Thank you sir!
Honestly, I was just searching for natural ways to increase dopamine levels but I learned a more important life lesson than that. As a Buddhist, I am amazed at how we pursue the wisdom from a white guy with western science and it all comes full circle to the universal truths taught by Buddha; everything is temporary and everything ends up in grief. The moment we look for the next thing to make us happy we are lost. The take from this video is we should be happy with our present, have modest and simple lives, and be contented with what we already have rather than chasing one thing after the other.
madhuka wickramapala Perhaps... but there's no "one size fits all" and to "Live the Search" for the next thing in order not to become staled, is as valid as to become contempt with a modest and simple life... Everyone is free to choose, everyone is different...
I really liked this Talk. Very informative and enthusiastic. Thank you!
Exceptional. The best Tedx talk ever!
Fantastic, my dopamine level just rose!
AMAZING! Thank you
This video, like many Tedx Talks, is an oversimplification, something I find especially prevalent in discussions of dopamine.
Dopamine firing does mediate reward prediction error, but specifically PHASIC dopamine firing (occuring in stimulus-cued bursts) tracks rewards and stimuli, as opposed to TONIC dopamine firing (occuring constantly at a low rate, un-cued), which is thought to modulate the effect of phasic firing. There are also other dopamine pathways besides the "reward pathway" such as those involved in motor control and lactation.
Additionally, the idea of a clear distinction between consummatory vs appetitive behaviors is controversial, and dopamine's functioning does not clearly align with one or the other.
Dopamine has a LOT of functions in the brain, depending on a variety of factors and complex context. Dopamine is undoubtedly essential to the mechanisms behind attention, emotion, motivation, and movement, but its role should not be oversimplified.
useful insight ad thank you for making research and speak from the heart
Really great lecture worth watching
You're a great human Sir.
Saved this video! Life-changing: dopamine does not equal satisfaction. Big news!!!
This was very educating.
Live pursuing dopamine triggering activities but be careful once you consume it.
Excellent Presentation !! Thank you !!
Thank you, man
gratitude
Simply awesome talk! Makes a lot of sense
Amazing talk, big thanks
Uau! Fantástico. Claro, simples e direto.
Interesting. This explains so much
This was very unexpected.
Good Talk by the Way!
Wow. It was a very balanced Ted talk after a long time.
That was amazing and so important to understand.
very useful information thanks
Wow that was a very good talk I never knew So educational thank you so much for sharing
Wow.. Great learn and great example at the end..
Most underrated Ted Talk to ever exist
Wow wat A explaination realy i dont have word to say may god bless you
Great, Thanks!
Well presented ..Very useful Knowledge ..
Very good information, thank you sir for this
I've seen lots of materials related to habits and behavior, read many sci-pop books, but I still got some new perspectives on the subject.
great , informative talk!
Sir great one, thank you!
'as soon as what we hope for becomes what we have, dopamine disappears.' damn.
This video got thru UA-cam recommendation ❣️
Interesting 9:35 Dopamine = [future] expected reward - (minus) [present] actual reward.
substraction is not commutative.
Well said
Huberman Podcasts & that Addiction Specialist Psychiatrist (female) he interviewed (as have others), have taken my general understanding of how Dopamine works to a higher level IMO.😇
very informative presentation.
Great Speech
great talk!
This is so great!!
Wow learn so much helps to understand things a lot better😊
Excellent video that I listened to 3 times. 👍
This was a great session
Great explanation on dopamine which is widely misunderstood
good talk, it make me a good understand of the dopamine.
Meth is pure dopamine
Beautiful!! 🖤
Great talk a feel good talk! I feel better :)!
Great presentation! I just started his book and wanted to index its content with this video. I was expecting some mentions of dopamine being the 'wanting' or anticipation molecule as all the behaviour books picture it.
Is this why children are happier than adults? Because they're exploring new environments and there is an incredible amount of dopamine released and then later on in life they've seen everything and get used to the everyday?
I have found all the answers here, thanks!
when you get to many rewards and familiar with the feeling of each reward exceeding the next by unimaginable lengths, we get used to the feeling of unexpectedly high achievements so it doesn't matter how big your achievement is you are used to having your boundaries broken, enjoy the now because future achievements can make it the past not so big achievement, balance enjoyment of now and future improvements relevant to your mental and environmental situation
Very good information.. Dr saheb
Outstanding
It may sound childish, but this was the missing piece of my puzzle. I have been through a lot of unwanted "new adventures" and my old addictions are back. I need more novelty and love hormone
Brilliant.
It was a very good talk
Love it!
Amazing !!!👏
that was very helpfull thank youu
Everyone in the world would be able to imitate this guy well