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Physiological indicators of happiness and well being
If I understand it correctly, levels of serotonin in the brain can indicate if a person is happy. What other physiological measures indicate happiness or well being for a humans?
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Are serotonin levels in humans affected by light?
I'm reading this Wikipedia article on light therapy and noticed a peculiar statement:
The production of the hormone melatonin, a sleep regulator, is
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Is there such thing as “half-life” of dopamine?
If a dopamine is released at T=0 and binds to receptor D2, what determines the time when the concentration of this neurotransmitter bound to the receptor reaches half of the original concentration? In ...
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What is the relationship between Homocysteine and Norepinephrine metabolic cycles?
I've been researching neuromodulators and have taken a look at the Norepinephrine/Noradrenaline system.
The diagram of biosynthesis of Norepinephrine is presented in the wikipedia article:
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