TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT · CHAPTER 7

The Wanting Circuit

Name: The Engine That Never Catches | The Dopamine Brain, Chapter 7
Uploaded: 2026-09-18T07:31:15-07:00
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Description: I have watched patients get called treatment resistant when the real problem was drive, not mood. In this chapter I walk you through the circuit that decides what is worth approaching, what happens when it runs too cold, and what happens when it runs too hot. I also tell you what a brain scan can and cannot say about the person sitting in front of me.

I have watched patients get called treatment resistant when the real problem was drive, not mood. In this chapter I walk you through the circuit that decides what is worth approaching, what happens when it runs too cold, and what happens when it runs too hot. I also tell you what a brain scan can and cannot say about the person sitting in front of me.

14 pages · 18 references, every one verified · written by Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP

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