The article discusses how the brain prioritizes belief perceptions over statistical probabilities when releasing motivational neurotransmitters like dopamine. It illustrates this with an example of a coffee shop order, where traditional neuroscience suggests a straightforward correlation between success rates and brain reward responses. Instead, it reveals complexity in how beliefs shape expectations, stating that the brain simulates multiple scenarios based on our personal culture and experiences. The findings indicate that motivation and learning are significantly affected by our beliefs, altering our understanding of reward mechanics.
Belief perceptions shape our feelings of reward, meaning the brain differentiates between earned rewards and those due to luck, impacting motivation and performance.
Instead of merely calculating success probabilities, our brain simultaneously simulates different outcomes, adjusting neural responses according to our beliefs and life experiences.
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