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ParentsThe hormone dopamine is a neurotransmitter produced in the brain. Essentially, this hormone acts as a chemical messenger between neurons. Dopamine is released when the brain expects a reward ...

Emotion-recognition among people with disorders such as Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia may be affected by changes in the levels dopamine in the brain, say researchers. Emotion-recognition among ...

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Help your brain help you boost your happy hormones. To explain exactly how these "happiness" chemicals work, I spoke to Loretta Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and author of . Below ...

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