Because I'm Happy

What makes you truly happy? Are you generally a happy person? Happiness is one of the oldest emotions to be studied but was long ignored by the scientific community. Maybe it was because of its frivolousness, or maybe it was because its difficult to find happiness in animal models? Recently, happiness research has entered a renaissance as researchers turn to functional imaging and other new techniques to look inside the brain while we experience pleasantness, pleasure and everything this side of happy. I speak with Dita Cavdarbasha about happiness and the brain.

Happiness and the Brain

Music is provided by Ben Sound and called, "Country Boy" and offered through the Creative Commons License 

Dopa-MINE

Do you feel down or maybe blue, then this drug is for you. Don't waste your time with traditional anti-depressants, because this isn't one. This the the happy pill for everyone, everyday. Think of your happiest moments in life. How often do they occur? Every few weeks, months, maybe years. Well take those times and make them everyday. Targeting your brain's hedonic and eudaimonic networks, out pill makes everyday a happy day.

Disclaimer: This is a work of satire. In the tradition of A Prairie Home Companion, this ad, among others, will form the backbone of the underwriting and sponsorship of my podcast.