Dopamine fix for the post-adolescent

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New songs require pattern recognition,
expectation-building, and repeated
exposure before the reward circuit kicks in. 

One passive listen
on a playlist will never get there.

d     p     d             d   w   n
 t   e                  w  l

Your brain needs repetition
to find the pattern, and it
needs the pattern to release dopamine.

Dr p d         D w        Th    W ll

D  ped       own    T e     W l

Three listens minimum before
your auditory cortex
builds enough predictive models
to generate a reward response. 

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