• Question: What causes us to be excited by something

    Asked by Jonathan Byers to Gavin, Karen, Mark, Michel, Roisin on 15 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Michel Destrade

      Michel Destrade answered on 15 Nov 2016:

      Hum lots of chemistry at play then! Hormones mostly, running through our veins

    • Photo: Roisin Jones

      Roisin Jones answered on 16 Nov 2016:

      Michel is right, it is a lot of chemistry! Basically when we sense (either see, hear, smell, etc) something that excites us, our brain releases special chemicals called ‘neurotransmitters’: these neurotransmitters carry a message from the brain to the body telling it to release certain hormones which are then released into our bloodstream, making us feel excited!

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