Serotonin , now there are a number of different neurotransmitters, we're going to focus on serotonin today because it is the most abundant neurotransmitter that influences mood, it
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Serotonin , you know, it’s the feel good chemical.
Serotonin goes with serotonin .
serotonin but the last two types um people who are expressive of the testosterone system go for people who are expressive of the estrogen system
serotonin actually makes it more difficult to reach orgasm and diminishes their desire so the serotonergic system can act as a sort of stop on sex an
serotonin and if you have um don't have enough serotonin available in your brain
serotonin could drain out and keeps serotonin around so it's a serotonin
in serotonin or dopamine, then that sense of self dissolves, and you don't feel that stress anymore.
And serotonin keeps us calm throughout.
And serotonin is essentially MDMA.
The serotonin 2A is just the beginning part of the story.
of serotonin floating around between your brain cells.
the serotonin system than I am.
between serotonin in the gut, serotonin in our food, to depression and gut function.
And the serotonin levels in the brain dramatically elevated when you do this.
Those neurochemicals include dopamine serotonin noradrenaline endorphins.
A little serotonin is released into this space, and it travels over and it activates, it sits in this little pocket on this side.
for this serotonin 2A receptor, which is like the stickiness for that receptor, how is it likely that that compound, that drug is gonna stick into that receptor?
those dopamine/serotonin levels higher for a longer period of time.
One is called the 'serotonin 2A' receptor, and psilocybin and the other classic psychedelics, can latch onto that the same way that our serotonin latches
we’re chasing serotonin , we’re chasing hits of “that feels good, now I feel like I’m in, now I feel like I’m part of the group and everyone else is an enemy.”
This is interesting because serotonin is a neurotransmitter whose raw ingredient you can only get from your diet.
So this serotonin is synthesized in the gut from precursors that come from our food that
controlled by serotonin , the neurotransmitter serotonin .
And your serotonin kicks in after about 5 minutes and it cools you down.
for the neurotransmitter serotonin U so all these act upon different receptors to cause their effects to cause hallucinations or intoxication or
So does the high serotonin type.
dopamine system the serotonin system the testosterone system and the last being the estrogen and the oxytocin system and then I decided I would create a
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One is serotonin , which is the calming chemical.
They're both interacting with the serotonin system, but in very different ways.
MDMA is working with natural serotonin .
And so if we block the serotonin 2A receptor in those rats, they are no longer able to distinguish,
It turns on dopamine and serotonin , which are important for anxiety and depression and mood.
They affect a particular type of serotonin receptor called the serotonin 2A receptor, and that's their primary mechanism of action.
the ser traits in the serotonin system.
expressive of the traits in the serotonin system, I call them builders.
There’s a chemical called serotonin in people’s brains and it makes people feel good.
So the building block of serotonin is tryptophan.
you you have that same Al the serotonin transporter and you're shown a lot of love it has the opposite effect it kind of negates the other negative things so
In comes another neurotransmitter that’s called serotonin .
So this nerve cell is throwing serotonin across and this one is catching it.
If you block the recycling of the serotonin into the releasing cell more is available for the catching cell.
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drugs have an impact on serotonin so by elevating serotonin a neurotransmitter in the brain something that helps signals move more rapidly and
And if you don't know what serotonin is, you are very lucky.
And you can completely block this warming effect by blocking serotonin in the brain.
Shift to what is the building block of serotonin in the brain?
Now we know that tryptophan is essential to raise serotonin levels in the brain because if we deplete the body from tryptophan then serotonin levels drop.