The Neurology of Disappointment

In this 30th episode we will discuss the very common reality of disappointment. We have all experienced disappointment at some point in our lives. But what is the difference between random transient disappointment, and the longer more chronic form? We will explore some basic concepts around disappointment, and learn key concepts in how we manifest the emotion of disappointment from a neurological/neurochemistry perspective. Just how does the neurotransmitter Dopamine work in all this anyway? Understanding the neurology can help us dig out of the negative aspects of disappointment. Listen in and join me, and my neurotransmitter icon Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, as we talk Dopamine, the brain stem, the nucleus encumbens, the lateral habenula, and how it all toes together with how we experience disappointment.