mesolimbic reward pathway
3 episodes mention this concept
hubermanlabJan 30, 2025The Neuroscience of Motivation, Drive, Pleasure, and Pain: Leveraging Dopamine and Serotonin Systems
NeuroscienceMotivationDopamineMesolimbic reward pathwayVentral Tegmental Area (VTA)- hubermanlabDec 6, 2021
The Modern Neuroscience of Fear and Trauma: Mechanisms and Extinction Tools
NeuroscienceNeuroscience of fearTraumaPost-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD)Neural circuits - hubermanlab
Nervous System Control of Immunity: Mechanisms and Behavioral Tools for Health
ScienceImmune system 101Physical barriers (skin, mucus)Innate immune systemAdaptive immune system
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- prefrontal cortex
- nucleus accumbens
- locus coeruleus
- trauma
- catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine)
- gene expression (in fear embedding)
- l-dopa
- macrophages
- immune system 101
- procrastination
- motivation
- threat reflex
- hypervigilance
- dopamine
- cytokines (il-1, il-6, tnf-alpha, il-10, il-8)
- addiction
- subjective expectation
- endocannabinoids
- cyclic hyperventilation
- autonomic arousal