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Awakening from “Delta”


Dr. Oliver Sacks, used massive doses of dopamine to awaken, for a short time, most of his patients. (Remember Robin Williams played him in the movie Awakenings). Dr. Sacks realized that people are not completely devoid of awareness in deep delta states. I wonder why dopamine, a chemical in abundance in some people, includes awareness. … Continue reading

High Dopamine


“Explorer” personality traits include being curious, creative, adventurous, sexual, impulse and self reliant. These traits indicate an elevated dopamine and norepinephrine activity. This can produce hypomania. They may also have low MA0B on blood platelets, high circulating testosterone and low serotonin in many limbic regions. These high energy people are prone to “boredom susceptibility” and … Continue reading

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