gwern comments on A Crash Course in the Neuroscience of Human Motivation - Less Wrong

119 Post author: lukeprog 19 August 2011 09:15PM

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Comment author: drethelin 20 August 2011 08:50:52AM 2 points [-]

I like this format. The most fascinating part to me, and I guess I was somewhat aware of this before, is the concept that you can use dopamine based reinforcement to train yourself to enjoy certain behaviors by linking them to behaviors you already find rewarding.

Comment author: gwern 28 August 2011 12:46:20AM 3 points [-]

There are even cooler ways. I like the idea of using nicotine.