Andrew Huberman· PhD
Serotonin is the molecule of bliss and contentment for what you already have.
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Serotonin is the molecule of bliss and contentment for what you already have.
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Whereas the neuromodulators serotonin and some of the associated pathways like oxytocin and other neurochemicals tend to, I want to emphasize, tend to be associated with states that are about contentment with what we have within the confines of our body and our immediate experience.