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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago (4 children) Yes, that feeling is called 'oxytocin'. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago (3 children) Human consciousness is more complicated that the constituent neurotransmitters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 point 7 months ago (2 children) Ehhh, not really. We also have associations with past events and emotions are a bit culturally mediated, but the neurotransmitters are doing the heavy lifting. Our emotions are just a chemical system. The subjective experience feels more complicated than just "now i have oxytocin", but lots of things feel different than they really are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago Human consciousness is an ongoing process that is produced by an inordinately complicated interplay of neurons and many chemicals and other things and factors... But yeah, its a ... semi-reasonable simplification to say that the feeling of waking up with a partner you love, are physically and emotionally close to... Yeah that basically is your body giving you a lot of oxytocin, that produces that kind of content/safe/never want to leave feeling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago It's an oversimplification. Isn't there some belief and knowledge that causes your brain to release oxytocin? There are many other neurotransmitters involved here... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago (3 children) Human consciousness is more complicated that the constituent neurotransmitters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 point 7 months ago (2 children) Ehhh, not really. We also have associations with past events and emotions are a bit culturally mediated, but the neurotransmitters are doing the heavy lifting. Our emotions are just a chemical system. The subjective experience feels more complicated than just "now i have oxytocin", but lots of things feel different than they really are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago Human consciousness is an ongoing process that is produced by an inordinately complicated interplay of neurons and many chemicals and other things and factors... But yeah, its a ... semi-reasonable simplification to say that the feeling of waking up with a partner you love, are physically and emotionally close to... Yeah that basically is your body giving you a lot of oxytocin, that produces that kind of content/safe/never want to leave feeling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago It's an oversimplification. Isn't there some belief and knowledge that causes your brain to release oxytocin? There are many other neurotransmitters involved here... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 point 7 months ago (2 children) Ehhh, not really. We also have associations with past events and emotions are a bit culturally mediated, but the neurotransmitters are doing the heavy lifting. Our emotions are just a chemical system. The subjective experience feels more complicated than just "now i have oxytocin", but lots of things feel different than they really are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago Human consciousness is an ongoing process that is produced by an inordinately complicated interplay of neurons and many chemicals and other things and factors... But yeah, its a ... semi-reasonable simplification to say that the feeling of waking up with a partner you love, are physically and emotionally close to... Yeah that basically is your body giving you a lot of oxytocin, that produces that kind of content/safe/never want to leave feeling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago It's an oversimplification. Isn't there some belief and knowledge that causes your brain to release oxytocin? There are many other neurotransmitters involved here... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago Human consciousness is an ongoing process that is produced by an inordinately complicated interplay of neurons and many chemicals and other things and factors... But yeah, its a ... semi-reasonable simplification to say that the feeling of waking up with a partner you love, are physically and emotionally close to... Yeah that basically is your body giving you a lot of oxytocin, that produces that kind of content/safe/never want to leave feeling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago It's an oversimplification. Isn't there some belief and knowledge that causes your brain to release oxytocin? There are many other neurotransmitters involved here... permalink fedilink source parent
