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The Neuroscience of Motivation: What Dopamine Actually Does (It's Not What You Think) | Dr Sankalp Garud
What if everything you thought you knew about dopamine was wrong?
In this episode of The Motivate Collective Podcast, Melanie Suzanne Wilson sits down with Dr Sankalp Garud — Oxford-based neuroscientist and PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience — to explore the brain science behind motivation, connection, creativity, and happiness.
From why the journey genuinely rewards your brain more than the destination, to how your environment directly shapes your dopamine levels, to the very real risks of AI replacing human connection — this conversation will change the way you think about your own mind.
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