# 415. The psychology of dopamine Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-psychology-of-your-20s-4434262/415-the-secret-history-psychology-of-dopamine Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-psychology-of-your-20s-4434262/415-the-secret-history-psychology-of-dopamine.md Podcast: [The Psychology of your 20s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-psychology-of-your-20s-4434262) Published: 2026-05-09T12:35:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/the-psychology-of-your-20-s/415-the-secret-history-psychology-of-dopamine Audio file: https://pdrl.fm/f842d9/podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/bc44988a-a82a-4291-ab8b-afdd01187fa8/b5cc7dbe-144e-4c65-a00e-b44400ec42dc/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=39e2f432-53df-43b8-a7b9-afdd01187fc4 Processing state: processed JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-psychology-of-your-20s-4434262/episodes/415-the-secret-history-psychology-of-dopamine Duration seconds: 1493 ## Resource Most people would know the term: dopamine. It's the world's most famous neurotransmitter, known for it's role in happiness and pleasure. What if I told you, most of us have it all wrong. In today's episode we break down the secret history and psychology of dopamine, including:  The controversy around it's discovery How it became known as the 'pleasure' hormone Why that's actually not true It's true role in movement, motivation and memory  Myth-busting dopamine detoxes plus so much more Happy listening!  Watch on Netflix: HERE Follow Jemma on Instagram: @ jemmasbeg Follow the podcast on Instagram: @ thatpsychologypodcast Subscribe on Substack: @ thepsychologyofyour20s For business: psychologyofyour20s@gmail.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-psychology-of-your-20s-4434262/episodes/415-the-secret-history-psychology-of-dopamine/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-psychology-of-your-20s-4434262/415-the-secret-history-psychology-of-dopamine.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.