A fork of Rural Dictionary
The root of all addictions.
Dopamine is responsible for the "high" we get every time we do something pleasurable
a chemical that is responsible for "love at first sight" as explained in charlieissocoolike's video "Chemical Love" it makes you infatuated with somebody. it is also the chemical that makes you sort of high and happy.
DUDE 1: "i think i love her" DUDE 2: "no you don't, you've only known her for like a week." DUDE 1: "but she's perfect" DUDE 2: "that's the dopamine talking!"
the chemical in your brain that makes you forget that your crush rejected you
hey bro i just got rejected. imma go pump some dopamine into my brain
Dopamine is behind a lot of the desire we associate with eating and sexual intercourse. Similarly, all addictive drugs trigger dopamine (the "craving neurochemical") to stimulate the pleasure/reward center. So do gambling, shopping, overeating and other, seemingly unrelated, activities. Go shopping: dopamine. Smoke a cigarette: dopamine. Computer games: dopamine. Heroin: dopamine. Orgasm: dopamine. They all work somewhat differently on the brain, but all raise your dopamine.
You , sexy man, make my dopamine levels go all silly. ;)