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Can More Wealth Really Make Us Healthier and Happier?
It is tempting to assume that more money leads automatically to better health and greater happiness. Yet research increasingly shows that the relationship between wealth and wellbeing is far from straightforward. What matters just as much as income are the psychological processes that shape how people experience it. Why More Money Doesn’t Always Mean More
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How Neurotransmitters Interlink with Behaviour
Neurotransmitters are the brain’s chemical messengers, carrying signals between neurons. Some excite activity (e.g., glutamate), while others inhibit it (e.g., GABA). Well-known neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline shape mood, motivation, and behaviour. Once released, neurotransmitters are quickly cleared through breakdown (enzymes destroy them) or reuptake (they are reabsorbed back into the releasing neuron). This keeps brain signalling precise. Many medications, such as
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From Behaviourism to Modern Psychology
Why do we form habits? Why are some fears so hard to shake? In the early 20th century, behaviourism became one of the first scientific approaches in psychology to answer these questions. It is suggested that much of our behaviour is learned through experience. Instead of looking inside the mind, behaviourists studied what could be seen