Page 9 - Section B: Understanding the Brain. Part 6a Feel Good Chemicals
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There are 4 key ‘Feel-Good Chemicals























                                        Dopamine:                                                     Endorphin:

                              Flows when you succeed.                                       Flows when you exercise

                               It’s the feeling ‘I got it!’                                 hard or laugh – the ‘high’.




















                                         Serotonin                                                     Oxytocin

                                  Flows when you feel                                   Flows when you trust and feel

                                important and of value.                                        connected to others.
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