Posted by brainchemist on January 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Anatomically distinct dopamine release during anticipation and experience of peak emotion to music Valorie N Salimpoor, Mitchel Benovoy, Kevin Larcher, Alain Dagher & Robert J Zatorre Nature Neuroscience (2011) doi:10.1038/nn.2726 Abstract Music, an abstract stimulus, can arouse feelings of euphoria and craving, similar to tangible rewards that involve the striatal dopaminergic system. Using the neurochemical … Continue reading →
Filed under Music, Neuroimaging, Neuropsychology · Tagged with anticipation, autonomic nervous system, craving, dopamine, euphoria, fmri, music, Nucleus Accumbens, pet, striatal dopaminergic system, zatorre
Posted by brainchemist on November 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Ted Talk Helen Fisher: the brain in love 37 people who are madly in love into a functional MRI brain scanner. 1. 17 who are happily in love 2. 15 who had just been dumped 3. Studying people who claim to be in love after 25 years of marriage. Guatemala temples Built by grandest sun … Continue reading →
Filed under Neuroanatomy, Seminar · Tagged with addiction, attachment, attention, childhood, cocaine, craving, fmri, focus, intelligence, Intimacy, love, motivation, Nucleus Accumbens, plato, religious values, socioeconomic background, ted, Ventral tegmental area
