− | I wasn’t sure about what ‘endorphins’ were precisely and after I received the message, I looked it up on Wikipedia and this was the [[definition]]:Endorphins ("endogenous morphine") are endogenous opioid peptides that [[function]] as neurotransmitters. They are produced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituitary_gland pituitary gland] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothalamus hypothalamus] in vertebrates during [[exercise]], excitement, [[pain]], consumption of spicy food, [[love]] and orgasm, and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia and a [[feeling]] of well-being. | + | I wasn’t sure about what ‘endorphins’ were precisely and after I received the message, I looked it up on Wikipedia and this was the [[definition]]:Endorphins ("endogenous morphine") are endogenous opioid peptides that [[function]] as neurotransmitters. They are produced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituitary_gland pituitary gland] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothalamus hypothalamus] in vertebrates during [[exercise]], excitement, [[pain]], consumption of spicy food, [[love]] and [[orgasm]], and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia and a [[feeling]] of well-being. |