why does meditation increase dopamine levels?

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it is known that meditating on regular basis increases dopamine and serotonin levels in the brain. I guess serotonin makes sense, but what about dopamine? It’s connected to reward and motivation, so why would the activity that’s literally doing nothing promoting release of this chemical?

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It doesn’t. There have been a lot of research shown that is not the case. Newest episode of [Huberman Lab](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K-TW2Chpz4k) discusses it in the 1h52.

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