Dopamine Deep Clean

Table of Contents

• Optimization Insight

• The Huberman Rundown

• How can we influence dopamine response?

• The Rabbit Hole of Research

• Counterpoints

• The Rabbit Hole Continued: A Personal Anecdote

For those who are new here, I publish research on optimization methods, supplements, and strategies each week. I am not a medical professional or an expert, rather I am a passionate consumer. Optimizer is designed to help lay people like you and me decode the medical journals, marketing speak, and influencer messaging.

Optimization Insight

Why weren’t we taught the science of the mind and how we manage motivation, satisfaction, and a major component of addiction? Whether our addictions are to alcohol, caffeine, prescription medicines, or even pornography — science teaches that we have more control over the actions that our brains respond to with dopamine release.