Collective Dopamine and World Cup Fandom: Barbanti of San Raffaele’s Neurobiological Perspective

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Original Text Rephrased (Italian)

Il dottor Barbanti dell’IRCCS San Raffaele esplora la neurobiologia che sottende il tifo sportivo e l’attesa, collegandola alla ‘dopamina collettiva’ generata da eventi come i Mondiali di calcio.

“Non si tratta solo di essere privati di un torneo; soprattutto, ci viene tolta quell’ultima, forse un po’ ingenua ma profondamente sublime, occasione di piangere e abbracciarci ancora, un fenomeno che definiamo ‘sincronizzazione emotiva’.”

English Translation

Dr. Barbanti of IRCCS San Raffaele explores the neurobiology underpinning sports fandom and anticipation, linking it to the ‘collective dopamine’ generated by events like the World Cup.

“It’s not just about being deprived of a tournament; above all, we are stripped of that last, perhaps slightly naive but profoundly sublime, opportunity to cry and embrace each other again, a phenomenon we call ’emotional synchronization’.”

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