The emergence of popular psychology has made brain chemistry familiar to the wide group of people. Chemicals like dopamine or serotonin have been called „hormones of pleasure or happiness“, and people are told that influencing levels of these key chemicals is the way to achieving happiness. Although this is true to some degree, real brain physiology is immensely more complicated than that. In this mini-series of videos, we will try to explain some basic chemicals and mechanisms that influence our mood and behavior. Keep in mind that hormones and neurotransmitters mentioned in these videos are just the tip of the iceberg: we tried to make a balance between the popular nonscientific approach used by media and popular psychology and real scientific approach that would be probably difficult to follow.
In this first part of the series, we will cover serotonin and dopamine, two main neurotransmitters responsible for many important functions in the brain.
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Sources and further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidepressant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipsychotic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_synapse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin
https://poweronpoweroff.com/blogs/guide/what-are-the-main-neurotransmitters
https://www.britannica.com/science/neurotransmitter
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2612120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3055502/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/basics/addiction
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/dopamine
https://www.webmd.com/depression/how-different-antidepressants-work#1
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