The Science of Happiness

Most people strive to be happy, even if we all have different ideas of what happy is!  What doesn’t change is the science behind how our emotions work.  We know that the part of the brain that controls our happy emotions is the hippocampus, and it releases a happy little chemical called seratonin that gives us uncontrollable joy when it’s flooding out and the gloomies when it’s low.  What else might have this effect on us though?

Today’s infographic gives you some tips  for staying as happy as you can be and how various activities and exercises can dramatically increase your happiness. [VIA]

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