“The pessimist and optimist are but two faces of the same psyche, their contrasting outlooks a reflection of the delicate dance of neurotransmitters within the intricate landscape of brain chemistry.” PsychologyNeurosciencePhilosophy Of MindHuman PsycheOptimism And PessimismMuhammad Ijaz Ul HaqNeurotransmittersBrain ChemistryAversion To Freedom Author:Muhammad Ijaz Ul Haq
“Consciousness is not just interaction of neurotransmitters in the brain it has also some quantum cosmic component.” ConsciousnessQuantum PhysicsQuantum ConsciousnessNeurotransmittersQuantum BrainArtificial Consciousness Book:Compassionate Artificial Superintelligence AI 5.0 Source: Compassionate Artificial Superintelligence AI 5.0
“The feeling filters in for an instant, then rushes out, leaving lasting watermarks of nostalgia. Neurotransmitters will only impart tired old platitudes of common structure: trite anecdotes with predictable elements. No doubt the perception of this Moment will recede back in with the waves and leave me once again looking to symbols for recollection. But then, perhaps it is wrong of me to think of it this way. It is, yes.” MemoryIntuitionSymbolismPerception Of RealityNeurotransmittersFeeling And Thought Book:trenches parallax leapfrog Source: trenches parallax leapfrog
“Brain wave tests prove that when we use positive words, our "feel good" hormones flow. Positive self-talk releases endorphins and serotonin in our brain, which then flow throughout our body, making us feel good. These neurotransmitters stop flowing when we use negative words.” FeelsSelfUseBodyBrainProveNegativeFlowTestsWaveFeel GoodReleaseAffirmationHormonesSelf TalkPositive WordsEndorphinsPositive SelfNegative WordsNeurotransmitters Author:Ruth Fishel
“The human brain cannot release enough neurotransmitters to feel emotion a thousand times as strong as the grief of one funeral. A prospective risk going from 10,000,000 deaths to 100,000,000 deaths does not multiply by ten the strength of our determination to stop it. It adds one more zero on paper for our eyes to glaze over.” FeelsHumansDoeEnoughEyeStrongGriefEmotionBrainRiskThousandTenPaperDeterminationAddReleaseZeroFuneralHuman BrainNeurotransmitters Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
“Dopamine makes up less than one percent of the brain's neurotransmitters. It's a small portion. Dopamine is released when people are happy, angry, stressed. So it's really hard to call this specific neurotransmitter "the pleasure neurotransmitter."” PeopleHardPleasureBrainPercentAngryPortionsStressedDopamineNeurotransmitters Author:Carl Hart
“Our ability to study the brain has been limited because of our tools and our tools have only allowed us to look at one neurotransmitter and we haven't looked so much into co-localization and co-release of transmitters. Our thinking is hampered by our tools.” ThinkingLooksHas BeensAbilityBrainStudyHavensToolsReleaseNeurotransmitters Author:Carl Hart
“While nobody has identified any gene for religion, there are certainly some candidate genes that may influence human personality and confer a tendency to religious feelings. Some of the genes likely to be involved are those which control levels of different chemicals called neurotransmitters in the brain.” HumansMayDifferentFeelingsReligiousLevelsBrainInfluencePersonalityInvolvedTendenciesCandidatesChemicalsGenesHuman PersonalityNeurotransmitters Author:Robert Winston
“There is evidence that acupuncture influences the production of and distribution of a great many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, and that this in turn alters the perception of pain.” PainTurnsInfluencePerceptionEvidenceProductionsGreat MenDistributionAcupunctureNeurotransmitters Author:David Eisenberg
“The anterior cingulate fires up as the end result of a series of events. First, estrogen levels fall. Meanwhile, serotonin, the feel-good neurotransmitter, also decreases. The deficiency in serotonin causes the anterior cingulate gyrus to fire up. To make things worse, just about this time the PFC tends to quiet down, which is why women may have a hard time focusing and controlling impulses. So we see emotional difficulties, intensified feelings of sadness, and disturbed sleep.” FeelsFirstsMayEndsHardFeelingsFallCausesSleepLevelsResultsFireSadnessEventsEmotionalQuietDifficultySeriesFeel GoodImpulseHard TimesDisturbedDecreaseDeficiencyEnd ResultsEstrogenNeurotransmitters Author:Daniel Amen