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The Scientific Reason Behind Wanderlust Is Found.
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The Scientific Reason Behind Wanderlust Is Found.

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Where to next? Is this your favourite question? There may now be a scientific explanation for that desire. The desire to travel has something to relate with your genes and this behaviour has been studied.

Studies over the years have proven a link between an excess of dopamine in the brain and a tendency to engage in impulsive and dangerous behaviors. This surplus dopamine has also been associated with a specific variant of the DRD4 gene, which codes for a single type of dopamine receptor called

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Science behind wanderlust

If people think you’re crazy for wanting to see the world, know that your impulse may be grounded in biology.

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