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TMHS 699: 10 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health TODAY

The Model Health Show

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The Neuroscience of Happiness

The area in your brain that feels pleasure is called the nucleus accumbens. It responds to a number of neurotransmitters, but primarily dopamine. When dopamine hits it, you go, oh, I like that. But if it hits it too strong, cocaine, or too often addiction, it wears it out. And this is why fame is a disaster for the brain.

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