Comments on: Introverts’ and Extroverts’ Brains Really Are Different, According to Science https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/ Award-winning community for introverts Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:57:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Shinkajo . https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-14550 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:11:00 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-14550 How do you explain ADD and introversion then?

Dopamine is mostly active in the tweets reward system. We like do things because they feel good and they feel good because dopamine is released in association. This however, with the exception of intrinsically pleasurable things(sex), is mostly because of learned behavior.

There is nothing intrinsically pleasurable in talking and looking at new faces. So it doesn’t indicate that extroverts just like doing those things by default. Or that introverts automatically avoid them for some reason.

It’s more likely that certain people have learned to see those things as pleasurable/displeasurable. If you grew up in a certain environment and learned social skills so that socializing is effortless then most likely you will find it pleasurable. If on the other hand you never developed those skills and has bad experiences in the past then you will want to avoid those situations.

I don’t understand why an introvert is supposed to be more sensitive to dopamine. On possibly is that because they don’t really use the reward system that much, they have a lower tolerance to dopamine. But this is again most likely due to environment and learned behavior, and not some fundamental neurological difference.

I’m like 90% an introvert according to everything, but I also have ADD, for which I have mediation that essentially pumps out dopamine. The more I have, the more I feel that not only I can do more extroverted things, but more importantly I also want to. At baseline however I don’t want to pursue extroverted activities at all and fit an introvert to a t.

Lots of descriptions of introversion describe it as a “drain” of “energy” by social situations and activities. Other than being stupidly simplistic terms that don’t really explain anything, it also doesn’t make much sense to me. For example social situations can feel draining when I’m on the sidelines, but are very rewarding if I’m in the centre of them, or in the roll of a leader. When I’m not in those positions then I prefer much more to be alone. But this is also learned behavior. Earlier in life I didn’t like to be the centre of attention or a leader at all, it was uncomfortable and “draining”, but I have grown as a person and kinda accepted my “power”, if that makes sense. So now it makes me feel good and alive, but only because I have figured out how to do it and because I was willing to look at myself honestly and objectively. It’s still situation specific and depends how comfortable, relaxed and like myself I feel in a situation, but I also feel like potentially I can do or learn to do anything.

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By: Nickesha Smith https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-14543 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:43:00 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-14543 I learned some interesting details in this article. Thanks!

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By: erik sudderen https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-11528 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:42:47 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-11528 i am confused

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By: S. Quarfiti https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-11148 Sat, 29 Oct 2016 07:08:20 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-11148 The article you cite has nothing to do with what you’re talking about … namely: “Dysregulated affect and impaired social cognition co-occur within disorders marked by abnormalities of the amygdala and mPFC [e.g., major depressive disorder (MDD)] (Curran et al., 1993; Drevets et al., 1997; Hajek et al., 2008; Mayberg, 1997; Price and Drevets, 2010; Savitz and Drevets, 2009b). A leading hypothesis is that variation in amygdala–mPFC circuitry, present within the general population, sets the stage for illness onset through its influence on both affective and social traits (Mayberg, 1997; Price and Drevets, 2010).”

You are misleading your readers with these claims. Dishonest.

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By: radiya https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-8564 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:13:33 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-8564 In reply to Sarah Goodman.

Being an extrovert does not mean that they are not smart;Its a personality type that a person portrays the most, not something that determines how intelligent you are because being an introvert or extrovert doesn’t represents you being smart. This is coming from an introvert btw.

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By: Sarah Goodman https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-7466 Sat, 06 Feb 2016 22:43:11 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-7466 Extroverts seem to be super-organisms, i.e. they are loud and talkative because they can’t think for themselves. Nothing against them, just a fact.

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By: Coolen L. https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-7463 Sat, 06 Feb 2016 15:54:57 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-7463 Now I know why I need more time to make decisions. Your blog is so nice. It’s very informative.

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By: Brenda Gail DeBerry https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-5803 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:30:51 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-5803 i now know that i am an introvert. i do over think things and am quite uncomfortable around a lot of people, and do feel like the ghost in the background. this article was very informative. thank you

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By: Phoebe Grayling (@phoebegraceof) https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-5600 Fri, 29 May 2015 19:51:14 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-5600 This is fascinating, thank you!

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By: Cec https://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-and-extroverts-brains-really-are-different-according-to-science/#comment-5587 Fri, 29 May 2015 01:46:05 +0000 https://introvertdear.com/?p=4980#comment-5587 Very interesting. I love learning about introverts as an extrovert. It seems as though there are many articles trying to explain being an introvert and how they were always misunderstood and how the world was not designed for them. As an extrovert, I always felt that school was never designed for me. It seemed that the children that were quiet were favored. As a parent of two extroverts and an introvert, I always preach that we need to be patient with both personality. Introverts and extroverts both need to be taught coping skills to survive difficult situations. It takes both type for the world to go round!

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