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    Dopamine and Depression: The Hidden Connection

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    Discover how dopamine drives motivation, not just pleasure, and learn practical strategies to rewire your brain's reward circuits for lasting recovery from depression.

    Dopamine and Depression: The Hidden Connection

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    Dopamine isn't the pleasure chemical—it's the 'wanting' chemical. It's about anticipation and motivation rather than actual satisfaction, which explains why depression often manifests as an inability to pursue goals even when we might still enjoy the results.

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    Источники знаний
    Molecule of More
    Dysregulation of brain dopamine systems in major depressive disorder
    link
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8113739/
    Overcoming depression
    Dopamine dysregulation hypothesis: the common basis for motivational anhedonia in major depressive disorder and schizophrenia?
    link
    https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/revneuro-2017-0091/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOorsOLzTEK4Ka-XIsx6Xb-ExKuFFZ7mJVDFHLGXDgriSIt3tuyhP
    The Upward Spiral
    The Potential Role of Dopamine Pathways in the Pathophysiology of Depression: Current Advances and Future Aspects
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    https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/144757

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    The Dopamine Revelation

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