Meet Orexin, The Brain Chemical Behind Staying Motivated
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Meet Orexin, The Brain Chemical Behind Staying Motivated
Motivation (or a lack of it) shapes our lives in ways large and small every day: From changing careers to changing TV channels, we're guided by what motivates us and what we find rewarding.
Nice to finally meet you, Orexin. I think I never had the pleasure.
Whatever an Orexin is, I assume it needs a dopamine and a serotonin to work properly. And I’m fresh out of those.
Like much neurochemistry, this information is practically useless–as pointed out in the article. Increasing Orexin does not increase motivation, though removing does decrease motivation.
The hope is that by learning what chemicals are associated with what brain states, we can chemically influence the brain into these states. But that’s not how any of it works. The brain responds to the totality of the situation, and adapts in response to the environment. The neurotoxins are the result, not the cause.
Adding a chemical to the brain has the same logic as adding smoke to logs in the hope you get heat.
I think I either have too much Orexin, or no Orexin at all, and never the right amount that the brain is supposed to have.
I could use some more of that
Office Coffee, now with Orexin!
Fuck that guy chemical
I so need more of this these days…
How does one get more of this? Asking for a friend…