Can Physiology help us stay motivated? New Year Resolutions - are we still good? How physiology can help us in staying true to our new year resolution's inspiration and motivation? Like the focus function on our camera, everything becomes clearer if we channel the energy to it. If our photo is not focused well, it becomes blurry. Obstacles are all we see when we take our eyes off our goals. We need motivation to help us focus and be inspired. Can physiology help us in getting our new year resolution inspiration and motivation? Well, yes! The answer is dopamine. Dopamine in the brain, functions as a neurotransmitter, a chemical released by our nerve cells (neurons) to send signals to other neurons. One of the dopamine pathways plays a major role in reward-motivated behaviour. Dopamine promotes feelings of focus, enjoyment and well-being and it also promotes motivation by giving us the drive to perf...