reward system
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Since the ’70s, many other studies have confirmed that placebos can activate opioid receptors, as well as dopamine receptors, which are part of the body’s internal reward system.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
Despite this, most research on the brain’s reward system has treated pleasure as something that is either present or absent, rather than something that exists along a spectrum.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
I shut my account and moved to a card with a reward system that doesn’t require a spreadsheet to track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
This finding suggested that giving to other people could provide more pleasure — per the brain’s reward system — than doing something that feels good for oneself.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025
For this, you need centralized authority, elaborately detailed time schedules, and some sort of reward system based on speed and perfection.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
