Sentences with phrase «chemical in the brain»

«Listening to music and singing together has been shown in several studies to directly impact neuro - chemicals in the brain, many of which play a role in closeness and connection,» explains a recent Greater Good Science Center round - up of research on the subject.

They help build trust because they trigger the release of oxytocin, the «feel good» chemical in our brains that enhance our ability to feel empathy.

Dopamine is one of the most important chemicals in our brain, driving many of the behaviors that make humans more sophisticated than other species.

@Vivienne: that near - death experience is probably caused by a massive release of chemicals in the brain to offset whatever trauma you've just suffered.

As sheep is a very fitting name... for people wanting to believe so badly that the chemicals in their brain get worked up and they feel the nirvana.

We just don't share the same * feelings *, so the chemicals in your brain are reacting to that.

Studies have also shown that «worshiping» (singing hymns and praying), activates endorphins and chemicals in the brain akin to narcotic substances.

«the reality is it's just a chemical in your brain making you think it's a god.»

I think it's actually been proving that prayer does make you more relaxed because it releases some chemicals in the brain.

You think you were always in control but in reality you were just responding based on the chemicals in your brain at the time.

Does accepting the importance of the chemicals in my brain preclude a more spiritual and thought?

It's a chemical in the brain called oxytocin.

Research has shown that moderate exercise can be just as effective as an antidepressant because it releases natural feel - good chemicals in the brain.

In fact making music together releases the same chemicals in the brain that having sex does.

@Clinton: people are moral animals due to a chemical in the brain called oxytocin.

neverbeenhappieratheist, So, you think that because there's a chemical in our brain linked to emotion, that our emotions are somehow now one of God's higher priorities?

Or chemicals in the brain.

Don't throw away the seeds as they are rich in minerals and protein most notably the amino acid tryptophan which is converted to GABA an important chemical in the brain.

Eating potatoes can actually calm you when you're feeling stressed because potatoes and other carbohydrate - rich foods contain serotonin, a chemical in the brain that regulates mood.

Gagné also took Wie to a health - products store to lecture her on how certain foods can affect the chemicals in the brain.

All of these can help boost the happy chemicals in your brain, reduce stress levels in your body and get the blood flowing to support your body's natural detoxification process.

It increases good chemicals in the brain which in turn lower stress, promote healing, lower blood pressure and make us feel happy

These medications, called antidepressants, help to balance the chemicals in your brain that control moods.

Antidepressants are medications that work to balance the chemicals in the brain that control moods.

Coffee is said to be the best way to stay awake, however, it's not the only product containing caffeine, which is the main ingredient that increases adrenaline production and blocks sleep - inducing chemicals in the brain.

These medications target a chemical in the brain called serotonin, which is believed to play a minor role in depression.

Lying deep beneath those noble, complex human qualities we call character, these scientists have found, is the mundane, mechanical interaction of specific chemicals in the brains and bodies of developing infants.

Anti-depressant drugs combat your blues by changing the balance of mood - alerting chemicals in your brain.

They learn that iproniazid slows the breakdown of three chemicals in the brain — serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine.

One of your biggest discoveries was how addiction affects the D2 receptor, the protein that determines how sensitive individuals are to the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine, a chemical in the brain associated with feelings of reward and pleasure.

For instance, recent research has shed light on a group of chemicals in the brain that naturally dampen the damaging effects of prolonged exposure to stress hormones.

It seems that a build - up of the chemical in the brain is a hallmark of the ageing process, in mice at least.

A: Depression and hallucinations appear to depend on a chemical in the brain called serotonin.

A chemical in the brain could potentially be harnessed to help young people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) to overcome the physical and vocal tics associated with the neurological disorder, say researchers.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by immune cells that activate a cascade of chemicals in the brain, attacking and degrading the insulation that keeps neuronal signals moving.

According to a new study, the cause might be the seasons tinkering with the chemicals in our brain.

Dopamine, commonly known as the chemical in the brain that generates pleasurable feelings, is an important neurotransmitter that affects motor control and movement of muscles in the body.

Though it's been nicknamed the «female Viagra,» the two drugs function in very different ways — Viagra aims to enhance performance whereas Addyi aims to balance chemicals in the brain that correlate to desire.

It has also previously been shown to trigger the release of chemicals in the brain that might facilitate bonding.

With each mutation, the researchers tested its tendency to bind to dopamine, a learning and reward chemical in the brain involved in sex and addictive behaviours.

What are the pathways, the chemicals in the brain that activate those emotions?

Instead, it acts on chemicals in the brain, primarily receptors for serotonin, a chemical messenger involved in mood, among many other things.

Other genetic diseases include Tay - Sachs disease (damage to the gene for the enzyme hexosaminidase A leads to an accumulation of a chemical in the brain that destroys it), sickle cell anemia (improper coding of the gene that produces hemoglobin), hemophilia (lack of a gene for a blood - clotting factor) and muscular dystrophy (caused by a defective gene on the X chromosome).

Dopamine (DOPE - uh - meen) is a vital chemical in the brain that serves as a signal to relay messages between cells.

And while researchers have long known about the link between a chemical in the brain called dopamine and Parkinson's, Gladstone researchers recently clarified that dopamine maintains the balance between these two MSN types.

Proteins and other chemicals in the brain are important for keeping neurons working properly.

Scientists have long known that a drop in dopamine — an important chemical in the brain — is associated with Parkinson's.

In fact, it was only after these early studies in rats that human researchers were able to figure out that psychosis in humans is partly due to increases in certain chemical in the brain (eg.

Carbohydrates actually boost mood - boosting chemicals in the brain.

Plus, the vitamin may affect mood - related chemicals in the brain.