Loretta Graziano Breuning
California State Univeristy, USA
Title: Boost your dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin by mastering your inner mammal
Biography
Biography: Loretta Graziano Breuning
Abstract
The brain chemicals that make us feel good are inherited from earlier mammals. They evolved to do a job, not to flow for no reason. They reward a mammal for behaviors that promote survival. But the mammal brain defines survival in a quirky way: it cares about the survival of your genes, and it relies on neural pathways built in youth. When you know why the mammal brain turns on dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin, you can find healthy ways to stimulate them. Simple examples are provided. The goal is not endless ecstasy because the happy chemicals are not meant to be on all the time. They reset to neutral when their job is done and you have to do more to get more. The goal is tranquility and self-acceptance. Old ways of triggering these chemicals make sense