Shedding light on the happy hormone
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22 September 2022Researcher discusses how new imaging tool unravels the brain’s complex machinery in health and disease
22 September 2022Shedding light on the happy hormone
Twinkling lights make a city view all the more beautiful at night, and may evoke feelings of romance and happiness. But what do those feelings look like inside the brain? Recently, researchers in Japan demonstrated that the power of light may also be harnessed to monitor release of the “happy hormone” oxytocin (OT), a peptide produced in the brain that is associated with feelings of happiness and love.
