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February 5, 2011 at 5:14 am
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February 5, 2011 at 5:14 am
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maybe its a dopamine thing? low dopamine levels don’t just mean issues with attention, focus, etc, but dopamine is also active in affecting sensitivity to pleasure and pain…. not enough dopamine means not enough stimulation, not enough attention, not enough pleasure, not enough pain sensitivity…
i know this isn’t exactly a medical website- but it makes interesting reading -for me, at least:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/the-attention-allocation-deficit/
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