Chapter 1
The physical landscape of the brain
Chapter 2
How the brain builds reality
Chapter 3
The changing brain of memory and learning
Chapter 4
The chemistry of mood and choices
YOUR GOAL
Master of The human brain
Ch 4 · The chemistry of mood and choices
artiteacher Chemistry of choices
Synapse to synapse, synapse to synapse! Dopamine sparks, we make a choice!
artiteacher The front of the brain handles decision-making and impulse control, but it takes decades to mature.
artiteacher Two almond-shaped structures deep in the brain process fear and trigger survival instincts.
BETA
artiteacher Adjust the brain's colorful dials to discover how chemical mixes shape your daily moods.
Fun Fact
Gut serotonin: About 90% of your body's serotonin, the happy chemical, is actually produced in your gut.
Glossary
neurotransmitter (noun)
A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse to another cell. In 1921, Otto Loewi proved these chemical messengers transmit the signals that dictate our feelings and actions.
A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse to another cell. In 1921, Otto Loewi proved these chemical messengers transmit the signals that dictate our feelings and actions.