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the brain's mood accountant, quietly balancing the books of contentment.
means a neurotransmitter that regulates mood, appetite, sleep, and gut function throughout the body and brain.
from named in 1948 by scientists who found it in blood serum constricting vessels, hence sero-tonin, tone of the serum.
gut locationabout 90 percent is made in your intestines, not brain
ssri connectionantidepressants block its reabsorption, not manufacture it
sunlight linkbright light exposure boosts synthesis, hence winter blues
turkey mythtryptophan naps blamed wrongly, carbs are the real culprit
for instance
prozac — 1987 launch made ssris a household word overnight
lsd — structurally mimics serotonin, binds same brain receptors
mdma — floods synapses with it, then depletes reserves for days
irritable bowel syndrome — linked to gut serotonin signaling gone haywire