The basis of our emotions and feelings is the work of various parts of the human brain, as well as the influence of well-defined molecules. Their names are well-known: dopamine, serotonin, endorphins and a number of others. What does modern physiology know about these substances? To what extent does our internal chemistry govern our psychology?

At the lecture we will learn:

– how the molecules in the brain prevent us from calming down and falling asleep|

– is there a chemical formula love|

- why you can get hooked on stress like a drug|

- how depression can be explained from the point of view of physiology|

- like alcohol and medicines change our mood and emotions.

What molecules are negative emotions based on? How do hormones affect our feelings? And how can we finally take matters into our own hands and live in peace with our feelings? Neurophysiologist Vyacheslav Dubynin will tell about this.

Vyacheslav Dubynin, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov. Specialist in general physiology, neurobiology and psychopharmacology. Author of more than 100 scientific papers, several textbooks on physiology, as well as the popular science book "The Brain and Its Needs".

we will mainly discuss the mechanisms of memory and emotions, excitation and inhibition of our nervous system. Our main heroes will be neurotransmitters - substances that are released by nerve cells and affect neurons, muscles and internal organs. In addition, we will talk about other molecules that affect our psychophysical activity,” says Vyacheslav Dubynin.

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