Get Disappointed Too Much? Your Neurotransmitters May Be Out of Whack
Dimmer switches . You know, those great things you can turn down to make the room more romantic. Or bring up so your far-sighted old eyes can read the newspaper. Well, our brains have one, too, it turns out. According to a new study, scientists have discovered a "dimmer switch" for mood disorders. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a control mechanism for an area of the brain that processes sensory and emotive information that humans experience as “disappointment," newswise com. reports. This discovery may effectively mean there's a neurochemical antidote for feeling let-down. “The idea that some people see the world as a glass half-empty has a chemical basis in the brain,” newswise quotes senior author Roberto Malinow, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurosciences and neurobiology section of the Division of Biological Sciences. “What we have found is a process that may dampen the brain’s