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Study Links Lack of Motivation to Inflammation

A new study published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences has established a link between our dopaminergic drive (the motivation to do things) and chronic low-grade inflammation. The hypothesis presented by the researchers from Emory University is that “inflammatory cytokines signal immunometabolic shifts,” which directly impact mesolimbic dopamine (DA). The mesolimbic pathway, also referred…
