Brain's reward system may be about energy, not pleasure, study finds

We have long been told a simple story about reward: Dopamine is the “wanting” molecule that drives us toward goals, and opioids are the “liking” molecules that provide the hit of pleasure once we get there. But this pleasure-centric view has a…

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