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Re:Why Diablo 3 is less addictive than Diablo 2: a scientifi... by sterling312 on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @11:44PM (#4072293)
Oh no, you did not contradict it at all. It is one of the vital point that was pointed out in the paper, and I wanted to make sure anybody else who don't having interest in reading the actual paper to have an opportunity to get this particular point across. I'm a researcher in a neuroscience lab, and this is one of the foundational paper into modern understanding of reward mechanism. Kudos to you for linking it here :)
Re:Why Diablo 3 is less addictive than Diablo 2: a scientifi... by slurgfest on Wednesday June 06, 2012 @01:12AM (#4072517)
Dopamine doesn't just spike at unexpected "rewards," though. It can also spike at surprising loud noises, etc.