dopamine

If it is all so dopamine related, why don't they just give people dopamine?

More serotonine -> Better moral behavior More dopamine -> Worse moral behavior People with gambling problem and risk seeking behavior have high dopamine levels [1].

Television, video games and other forms of electronic stimulation have been proven to release dopamine (Jeez, what doesn't?).

The side project quickly morphs into obsession because of the dopamine release that comes from seeing your creation work.

To be fair, almost everything that happens in the brain has to do with dopamine one way or another.

Would you still notice the increase in dopamine after years, or would it then be the 'new' normal level?

It's more clear with drugs that create physical dependence, like opioids or dopamine reuptake inhibitors (cocaine, amphetamines).

Would be like turning on the TV and just getting constant dopamine triggers with no downtime.

It also has the benefit of increasing dopamine and it's a much lower impact focus drug than psychostimulants like amphetamines.

I really enjoy how every single mental disorder has to do with not enough or too much dopamine.

Wasn't L-Dopa more or less pure dopamine, showed promise, and over time lost efficacy?

Deprenyl works by inhibiting the chemicals in the brain that break down dopamine.

"The exact cause behind the phenomena is unknown at this point." Dopamine.

No, but they successfully translated the addictive, mindless, money-flushing dopamine rush of gambling into the gaming world, all while neatly avoiding the US's "no paid online gambling" laws.

You may feel better banning an activity that you feel is destructive, but you shouldn't be so naive as to assume your ban will have any effect on individual human motivation when dopamine is involved--it's deferring the problem, and distracting from the factors that predispose an individual to "destructive behavior" in the first place.