Food for thought: How your belly controls your brain | Ruairi Robertson | TEDxFulbrightSantaMonica
"Have you ever had a gut feeling or butterflies in your stomach? Has hunger ever changed your mood? Our bellies and brains are physically and biochemically ...
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Translator: Rhonda Jacobs Reviewer: Ellen Maloney Imagine this... You have just won ten million dollars in the lottery. Congratulations. (Laughter) You have just eaten the most delicious, warm, chocolate brownie that has ever been baked. (Laughter) You... have just had sex. (Laughter) And you... have just done all three at the same time. Congratulations to you, too. (Laughter) In these situations, our brains produce chemicals called neurotransmitters which give us these great feelings of energy, excitement and happiness. And without such chemicals inside of us, we wouldn't feel such emotions during such pleasant circumstances. So instead, imagine this: You've just been fired. You're about to sit an exam. You have depression. In these situations, our brains, instead,...
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Translator: Rhonda Jacobs Reviewer: Ellen Maloney Imagine this... You have just won ten million dollars in the lottery. Congratulations. (Laughter) You have just eaten the most delicious, warm, chocolate brownie that has ever been baked. (Laughter) You... have just had sex. (Laughter) And you... have just done all three at the same time. Congratulations to you, too. (Laughter) In these situations, our brains produce chemicals called neurotransmitters which give us these great feelings of energy, excitement and happiness. And without such chemicals inside of us, we wouldn't feel such emotions during such pleasant circumstances. So instead, imagine this: You've just been fired. You're about to sit an exam. You have depression. In these situations, our brains, instead,...
