Recent
findings show happiness or serotonin (a happiness neurotransmitter) contribute,
help, and bring growth on human brain, particularly on growing human brain. It
becomes a growth factor. The part of the brain as the findings said that bring growth
and evolution is what they called neocortex. Neocortex able or enable us to
speak ,think and dream.
“The research team
of Wieland Huttner at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and
Genetics, who is one of the institute's founding directors, has investigated
the cause of the evolutionary expansion of the human neocortex in many studies.
A new study from his lab focuses on the role of the neurotransmitter serotonin
in this process. Serotonin is often called the happiness neurotransmitter
because it transmits messages between nerve cells that contribute to well-being
and happiness. However, a potential role of such neurotransmitters during brain
development has not yet been explored in detail. In the developing embryo, the
placenta produces serotonin, which then reaches the brain via the blood
circulation. This is true for humans as well as mice. Yet, the function of this
placenta-derived serotonin in the developing brain has been unknown.”(Science
Daily)
““"Indeed, we
found that serotonin, by activating this receptor [HTR2A], caused a chain of
reactions that resulted in the production of more basal progenitors in the
developing brain. More basal progenitors can then increase the production of
cortical neurons, which paves the way to a bigger brain,"”(Science Daily)
“"In
conclusion, our study uncovers a novel role of serotonin as a growth factor for
basal progenitors in highly developed brains, notably human. Our data implicate
serotonin in the expansion of the neocortex during development and human
evolution," summarizes Wieland Huttner, who supervised the study.”(Science
Daily)
The main point:
Happiness or serotonin neurotransmitter helps and brings growth in the brain
particularly on growing brain.
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