Sentences with phrase «brain serotonin levels»

A protein rich diet, in contrary, decreases brain serotonin levels.

To test the effect of antidepressants on moral judgements, Molly Crockett and her team at the University of Cambridge presented 24 healthy volunteers with a moral dilemma while they were under the influence of the antidepressant citalopram — a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), which increases brain serotonin levels.

Many women suffer from a kind of depression that results not at all from low brain serotonin levels but from low levels of norepinephrine.

Unsurprisingly, chocolate is also known to raise brain serotonin levels which generate feelings of happiness or pleasure.

HTP has a positive effect on emotional well - being by encouraging brain serotonin levels that lead to positive effects on emotional well - being, appetite control, and sleep cycles.

Stress leads to a positive increase in brain serotonin levels, increases in dopamine levels and increases in SDH (succinate dehydrogenase) levels.

While SSRI medication keeps brain serotonin levels elevated, it also depletes the vitamins and minerals responsible for producing serotonin.

«Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia: Results suggest serotonin loss may be a key player in cognitive decline, not just a side - effect of Alzheimer's disease.»

Anger, sadness, and boredom have all been identified as reliable triggers for food cravings, possibly as a way of self - medicating to increase brain serotonin levels.

In her Science paper, Crockett and her colleagues found that healthy people are more prone to retaliate to unfairness when their brain serotonin levels are reduced through diet.

High - glycemic carbs increase the amount of circulating tryptophan relative to other amino acids, and that increases brain serotonin levels.