This question has been stuck on my mind since last night.
If dopamine signals were (somehow) artificially triggered during negative actions in someones brain through some machine or something, could the brain defy logic and reasoning and perceive those actions as positive?
If you want scientific details, look-up longitudinal studies on cocaine addiction and treatment. There are some surprising scientific insights on dopamine
Can you recommend a paper as a starting point?
It’s been a while since I last studied neurology. I couldn’t find the paper I was hoping too, but I found a different one that honestly might be more what OP was looking for anyways.
Note: the gambling task is probably the most relevant in terms of distorted logic and decision making.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037687161100425X?casa_token=SgJ9km1fEIMAAAAA:hW-xkMoh9jT7R3Dios70wgMywRnRzXDwPK21xh-ZruBTlGaEc0JKHtQuy4JbBT1e6ZCODOLV