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Social rank linked to Immunity
By Thomas Crowley
The study study on rhesus macaque monkeys helps
solve link to social rank & immunity
Health changes when social status altered
How Social rank alters mind-set, raising
levels of hormones & white blood cells
Feeling dominant lowers the stress,
Raises chemicals serotonin and dopamine in the brain
Some facts about Dopamine and Serotonin
Dopamine• Brain chemical creating feelings of Pleasure,
attention, motivation and award Serotonin
• Affects the mood, anxiety.• Responsible for compulsions and obsessions
Species this effects Study on female macaque monkeys,
but proven for other species of monkey
Also believed to be true for humans as well
Sources http://
www.macalester.edu/psychology/whathap/UBNRP/meth08/biochemistry/serotonin.htm
http://encefalus.com/neurology-biology/single-neurotransmitter-provide-basis-explanation-social-phenomena/
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