Researchers have discovered why cognitive performance improves after exercise: the ‘feel good’ hormone and neurotransmitter dopamine. They found that exercise released dopamine, which produced a ...

A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive performance improves in response to exercise, has found that dopamine plays a key role. A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive ...

Is food the key to happiness? Emotional eating is certainly a real concept, but there are foods you can eat that naturally contain tryptophan, a serotonin-producing amino acid. Other ...

The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, open the door to deeper understanding of hormone circulation and access to the brain, how exercise may trigger ...

New research reveals that exercise counteracts the mood-damaging effects of a Western-style diet through specific gut and hormonal mechanisms. Running restored metabolites tied to mental well-being ...

Before talking about happiness hormones, it is important to understand what hormones are and how they are produced. The endocrine system works together with the nervous system to influence many ...

When was the last time you were truly happy? If you're yearning for happiness, the good news is that your body produces four main hormones that affect your mood. Dopamine, serotonin, endorphins and ...

Researchers led by Osaka University engineer a fluorescent sensor to visualize the release of the neuropeptide oxytocin, also known as the “happy hormone,” in living animals Osaka, Japan – Twinkling ...

A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive performance improves in response to exercise, has found that dopamine plays a key role. The neurotransmitter and hormone - which is tied to ...

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter and hormone that works with your brain’s reward system and sends messages between your brain and body, Cleveland Clinic explains. Dopamine gives us a sense of pleasure ...