Dopaminomania

A variant of Neuromania where dopamine becomes the master explanatory key for all human behavior, thought, and feeling. Dopaminomania holds that political orientation, religious belief, artistic taste, and even philosophical positions can be reduced to individual differences in dopamine receptor density or tonic/phasic release. It is common in evolutionary psychology and “neuro‑libertarian” circles. Critics argue it is a secular replacement for demonology: instead of evil spirits, we have dopamine imbalances. It also ignores that dopamine's role is highly context‑dependent and that correlation does not imply causation.

Dopaminomania Example: “The dopaminomaniac claimed that ‘conservatives have more dopamine receptors,’ ignoring decades of political science research on socialization, material interests, and historical context. His molecule explained nothing.”

Dopaminomania by Abzugal June 5, 2026