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

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

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

During the process, the brain also floods with the neurotransmitter dopamine, creating feelings of euphoria and activating the brain's reward system.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 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