What do serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine do for us?
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Seratonin is the body’s ‘happy chemical’, because it contributes to the our well-being and happiness. Seratonin is further used for functions such as mood control, learning, memory and a few other things.
Dopamine is a hormone which plays a role in human sensation/ pleasure. It is also used by the body for motor control, arousal, nausea and more.
Norepinephrine is also known as noradrenaline, which is used in the body’s fight or flight response. Noradrenaline is sent to the heart via the accelerator nerve and binds to the SAN cells (The SAN controls our heartbeat/ rate) which consequently increases our heartbeat, so that our body recieves more blood more quickly and thus more energy.
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