Dopamine helps with math rules as well as mood

Saturday, December 6, 2014 - 16:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Rule-applying neurons work better under the influence of the happy hormone, researchers have found. The chemical messenger dopamine – otherwise known as the happiness hormone – is important not only for motivation and motor skills. It seems it can also help neurons with difficult cognitive tasks, they report.

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