People Repeat Behaviour That Leads To Flooding Their Brains With Pleasurable Chemicals. The Short-term Reward Loop Acts Over Hours To Years, And The Long-term Reproductive Success Loop Over Generations. - SearchQuotes

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People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations.

Keith Henson

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