# @science on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQnDw1Gk51m
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36582899-science-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-03T22:00:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Science 🧬 (@science) — https://gondola.cc/science

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Chocolate contains theobromine, which can cause feelings of arousal. Also contained in chocolate is caffeine, a stimulant. Either one of these chemicals can be responsible for releasing dopamine, a powerful neuro-hormone which is principally responsible for all pleasurable sensations that we experience.⁠
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Therefore, eating chocolate ice cream is quite capable of reducing emotional pain. As to physical pain, just the numbing effects of cold ice cream ought to deaden more than a few nerve endings. So, that covers the physical end of things as well.⁠
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#icecream #chocolate #feelings #theobromine #chemical #science #biology

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chemical, theobromine, science, icecream, feelings, chocolate, biology

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