DOPAMINE : The secret of our success
- nithya k

- Aug 20, 2019
- 2 min read
Have you ever felt delighted, enchanted or thrilled? Well, they're due to the chemical reactions happening inside us.
Dopamine and Oxytocin are the two chemicals responsible for the feelings like love, hate, anger, perseverance and so on.They write script for our emotions. The satisfaction that we acquire after completing a hard task or after achieving our goals are due to the quick release of Dopamine by our brain.

Research reveals that higher the secretion of Dopamine higher will be our aims. An interesting experiment was performed between Dopamine injected and non-injected mice. The former chose the elevated bag of cheese than that of the later.
From this, we infer that Dopamine gives hope and prepares us to take risks.
If it weren't there, everyone would become dumb and inactive. This is owing to the cause that it is the force that binds the relationships and behaviors.
A nick name was given to this amazing hormone - "Happiness molecule", which also answered many scientific quests. Even we can feel this in all the good times. It makes a person to do a work again and again which he likes the most. Lets say when eating our favorite food, playing our preferred games or even scrolling instagram posts.
It's secretion is seen more in the persons having deep sleep than in the ones with disturbed sleep.Think of the happiest moments in your life. We can still remember our childhood birthdays, cakes, gifts etc.., This is the place where Dopamine plays his role.
It improves the memory power when we feel delighted and hence we can recollect our favorite days even now.
Here's a tip to improve our studies....just do things that makes you happy while or before studying like listening music, even chewing gums of different flavors which can help us to remember at times of hurry.
So, next time when you're pleased, thank your Dopamine instead of your crush!!!




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