Novel experiences
New experiences that drive dopamine and norepinephrine.
Too little may be associated with
Boredom and low motivation.
Too much may be associated with
Sensation-seeking and risky behavior.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Neurotransmitters
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Research (5)
- Locus Coeruleus Is Associated with Higher Openness to Experience and IQ: Implications for the Noradrenergic System for Novelty Seeking in Daily Life Plini et al. (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Making memories last using the peripheral effect of direct current stimulation Huang et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Initial memory consolidation and the synaptic tagging and capture hypothesis Takeuchi et al. (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Novelty and Dopaminergic Modulation of Memory Persistence: A Tale of Two Systems Duszkiewicz et al. (2019) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Novelty-seeking behaviors and the escalation of alcohol drinking after abstinence in mice are controlled by metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 on neurons expressing dopamine d1 receptors Parkitna et al. (2013) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
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