The Neurological Correlates of the Jhanas
Author: Leigh Brasington Publisher: Leighb Publish Date: N/A Review Date: Status:🌐
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It will be very helpful if you read this article on Wanting and Liking by Emily Yoffe at Slate Magazine before studying the chart below
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There are two mesolimbic dopamine systems: the substantia nigra (wanting) system and the ventral tegmental (liking) system.
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sense desire = kamachanda = activation of the dopamine-based wanting system
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rapture = piti = activation of the dopamine-based liking system (housed in the Nucleus Accumbens) which generates norepinephrine which gives rise to the “symptoms” of piti
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happiness = sukha = activation of the opioid-based liking system (also housed in the Nucleus Accumbens)
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