Neurotransmitter Quotes

“In contrast to dopamine-fueled feelings of pleasure, feelings of happiness are caused by another neurotransmitter—serotonin. Serotonin also helps create feelings of contentedness, significance, and importance. Among other functions, serotonin is a mood stabilizer. Sure, dopamine will give you the quick pleasure rush, but serotonin will keep you happy in the long term—a positive upbeat mood that chases the blues away.”
― Simon Marshall, The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

“Uses powerful neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, acetylcholine, and noradrenaline to get your attention and move you to act.”
― Simon Marshall, The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

“Love, sex, and eroticism, with their hormone rush and idealized images, on the one hand, and deep frustrations, on the other, have been variably perceived as either a major source of transcedence or the nadir of the profane.”
― Azar Gat, Ideological Fixation: From the Stone Age to Today's Culture Wars