Researchers have uncovered how neurotransmitters in the brain respond to the emotional content of language, shedding light on the intersection of emotion, cognition, and communication.
Previous studies in this laboratory have shown that serotonin is derived from the essential amino acid, tryptophan, and is rapidly metabolized by the enzyme, monoamine oxidase, to 5 ...
While it's hard to disentangle what exactly is responsible for your sense of happiness, four chemicals can take a big chunk of the credit: dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin.
Serotonin syndrome is a preventable, drug-related complication that results from increased brain-stem serotonin activity, usually precipitated by the use of one or more serotonergic drugs. Its ...