Psychology Today

How Does the Brain Actually Produce Emotions?

This is Part 3 of a four-part series on: What Actually Are Emotions? “Emotions are not what we think they are. They are not universally expressed and recognized. They are not hardwired brain reactions ...

The difference between dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin — and how each one helps you feel happy

You can boost these chemicals through diet, dance, and more.
Salon

Neuroscience is exploring how your brain lets you experience two opposite feelings at once

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...
Nature

How the brain wakes up from sleep — and produces that morning feeling

How does your brain wake up from sleep? A study of more than 1,000 arousals from slumber has revealed precisely how the brain bestirs itself during the transition to alertness 1 — a finding that might ...
New York Post

Bizarre illusion could trick your brain into feeling less pain, study finds

If you’ve ever been to a magic show, you know how easy it is to “trick” your brain into seeing something that isn’t quite there. Now, a new study published in the journal Pain Reports has unveiled an ...
The Conversation

Mixed emotions – neuroscience is exploring how your brain lets you experience two opposite feelings at once

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and University of Southern California provide funding as members of The Conversation US. Countless parents across the country recently dropped their ...