Study shows dominant male monkeys (surrogate for male humans here) are "less vulnerable to cocaine reinforcement" versus normal brain dopamine operation. Dominant female monkeys (surrogate for female humans) are more vulnerable to cocaine reinforcement. It appears, in monkeys, the dominant females are more susceptible to chasing artificial dopamine highs. I suggest this is likely due to the fact that being the dominant individual in a social setting does not trigger the same natural dopamine highs in women as in men. Therefore, the dominant female brain is not adequately "satisfied" or "reinforced" against artificial manipulation.
This reinforces your claim above that women, especially the dominant types who will openly attack men, are more apt to chase dopamine rushes from external sources. So dominant women, who don't normally satisfy their dopamine response as a result of their dominant behavior, engage in activities that are designed to cause this external dopamine response. Drugs can be a source of dopamine (cocaine), but the linked study (and you) suggest that losing the dominant status to a male can also lead to this response.
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Here is some more food for thought:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399959/
Study shows dominant male monkeys (surrogate for male humans here) are "less vulnerable to cocaine reinforcement" versus normal brain dopamine operation. Dominant female monkeys (surrogate for female humans) are more vulnerable to cocaine reinforcement. It appears, in monkeys, the dominant females are more susceptible to chasing artificial dopamine highs. I suggest this is likely due to the fact that being the dominant individual in a social setting does not trigger the same natural dopamine highs in women as in men. Therefore, the dominant female brain is not adequately "satisfied" or "reinforced" against artificial manipulation.
This reinforces your claim above that women, especially the dominant types who will openly attack men, are more apt to chase dopamine rushes from external sources. So dominant women, who don't normally satisfy their dopamine response as a result of their dominant behavior, engage in activities that are designed to cause this external dopamine response. Drugs can be a source of dopamine (cocaine), but the linked study (and you) suggest that losing the dominant status to a male can also lead to this response.