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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, that feeling is called 'oxytocin'.

[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Human consciousness is more complicated that the constituent neurotransmitters

[–] Hegar@fedia.io -3 points 2 days 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.

[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days 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...

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days 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.