Your brain's chemistry fuels food cravings. Learn how dopamine, cortisol, and other chemicals drive your appetite and how to ...

High levels of cortisol reduce the production of both serotonin and dopamine and have been linked to depression, says Nicole Avena, PhD, an assistant professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai ...

Because cortisol can affect the dopamine and serotonin levels in the brain, it can also have an impact on mood, and higher levels have been linked to mental-health conditions like depression and ...

But it doesn’t stop there. Elevated cortisol can also throw off the balance of other key neurotransmitters like dopamine and ...

Cortisol is a hormone that regulates the storage and mobilization of energy, said Elizabeth Bachen, a psychology professor at ...

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In particular, there is a complex relationship between levels of cortisol and levels of dopamine. Cortisol has been found to increase the production of some forms of dopamine (there are more than ...

Neurochemicals like dopamine (linked to motivation and reward) and cortisol (the stress hormone) also play significant roles in productivity. When stress levels are high, cortisol floods the brain ...