[ExI] The Science of Nerdiness

[John Grigg]

"How active is your nerdy dopamine pathway? If some or all of these
statements <https://ipip.ori.org/new_ipip-50-item-scale.htm> describe you,
dopamine might well be flowing strongly to your prefrontal cortex:

   - I love spending time reflecting on things.
   - I am full of ideas.
   - I have a vivid imagination.
   - I am interested in abstract ideas.
   - I am curious about many different things.

Don’t understand why everyone else around you is so interested in sex,
drugs and money, and why you get so turned on by stimulating ideas and
learning new and interesting things? Now you have a potential answer: You
may be highly sensitive to the reward value of information."
I suspect most of the people here are cut from this cloth...  :  )

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-of-nerdiness/
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