tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452658730228514507.post5242973500986237306..comments2023-11-13T16:01:56.524-06:00Comments on "The Troll Ate My Homework": D&D and DopamineBadmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06199830751033032585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452658730228514507.post-40090869853577125822010-09-18T00:57:05.240-05:002010-09-18T00:57:05.240-05:00Hearing a Rush albumHearing a Rush albumAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788983434812905572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452658730228514507.post-37584482567711669512010-03-11T12:15:42.855-06:002010-03-11T12:15:42.855-06:00"sniffing the inside covers of AD&D hardb...<em>"sniffing the inside covers of AD&D hardbacks"</em><br /><br />HAhah! I think they printed them with a particularly strong smelling ink. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452658730228514507.post-18011087282808339422010-03-11T12:13:11.902-06:002010-03-11T12:13:11.902-06:00YKIMK. Cheap, guilt-free highs ftw.
Also,
* sni...YKIMK. Cheap, guilt-free highs ftw.<br /><br />Also, <br /><br />* sniffing the inside covers of AD&D hardbacks<br />* the clatter of a d20 across a tabletop<br />* 3d6, in orderChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452658730228514507.post-6057538764855276872010-03-11T08:57:35.670-06:002010-03-11T08:57:35.670-06:00Sure, in a way mine are. Obviously many nostalgic ...Sure, in a way mine are. Obviously many nostalgic thoughts trigger dopamine, which BTW is another reason why most people think their youth was so happy (disregarding the unpleasant spots); we tend to concentrate on only the moments which stimulate our dopamine neurons. Seeing as some people get dopamine highs from gambling, eating hamburgers, or jogging I would say that nostalgic memories aren't always the cause. However, I will say in my case I was getting these dopamine "hits" even as a youth. Interestingly which makes the idea of the gaming weekend when we stayed up mights playing D&D from Friday night until Sunday morning take on a different meaning...it was like a "drug high weekend" since it was stimulating our dopamine centers! The more I thought about it, it may explain why I was completely uninterested in drugs during my teen years!Badmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199830751033032585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452658730228514507.post-54641332172965316352010-03-11T04:34:50.952-06:002010-03-11T04:34:50.952-06:00Thanks for the book recommendation! I was just pos...Thanks for the book recommendation! I was just posting about games and addictive behaviour, so this is very timely. :)<br /><br />Would you say that these "dopamine hits" could mostly be grouped under nostalgia / happy memories?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.com