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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That’s the relaxing effect of meditation. The body needs rest so the dopamine is an encouragement to rest regularly. As you can imagine, meditation is very restfull.
That’s the relaxing effect of meditation. The body needs rest so the dopamine is an encouragement to rest regularly. As you can imagine, meditation is very restfull.
The Molecule of More is the dopamine book if you want to dig.
Can’t remember if that book gets into the system of meaning at a high level. So here’s a crash course: Meditation engages the task positive network brain structure (problem solving thinking mode), which engages then incentive reward system (dopamine, serotonin, oxy, etc). Incentive reward system fires off when it sees movement at aims.
Note: Hitting a goal doesn’t do it, but defining, framing, moving at, and thinking about all together in a process is how we fire off the incentive reward system. That’s your system sequence that shapes your sense of meaning.
TLDR: meditation is dedicated time to firing off the incentive reward neurological system that controls dopamine.
The Molecule of More is the dopamine book if you want to dig.
Can’t remember if that book gets into the system of meaning at a high level. So here’s a crash course: Meditation engages the task positive network brain structure (problem solving thinking mode), which engages then incentive reward system (dopamine, serotonin, oxy, etc). Incentive reward system fires off when it sees movement at aims.
Note: Hitting a goal doesn’t do it, but defining, framing, moving at, and thinking about all together in a process is how we fire off the incentive reward system. That’s your system sequence that shapes your sense of meaning.
TLDR: meditation is dedicated time to firing off the incentive reward neurological system that controls dopamine.
The Molecule of More is the dopamine book if you want to dig.
Can’t remember if that book gets into the system of meaning at a high level. So here’s a crash course: Meditation engages the task positive network brain structure (problem solving thinking mode), which engages then incentive reward system (dopamine, serotonin, oxy, etc). Incentive reward system fires off when it sees movement at aims.
Note: Hitting a goal doesn’t do it, but defining, framing, moving at, and thinking about all together in a process is how we fire off the incentive reward system. That’s your system sequence that shapes your sense of meaning.
TLDR: meditation is dedicated time to firing off the incentive reward neurological system that controls dopamine.
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