Dopamine detoxing is super popular – with many people claiming that it can completely “reset” your brain. Unfortunately, there are a whole load of misconceptions that it brings along with it – some of which can be quite dangerous.
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As usual, here are references & sources:
Dopamine fasting: Misunderstanding science spawns a maladaptive fad – https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/dopamine-fasting-misunderstanding-science-spawns-a-maladaptive-fad-2020022618917
Dopamine reward prediction error coding –
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4826767/#ref32
The neural basis of delayed gratification –
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg6611
Dopamine as a Prolactin (PRL) Inhibitor –
https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article/22/6/724/2424026
Liking, Wanting and the Incentive-Sensitization Theory of Addiction –
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171207/
