# @science on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXLEMTxk4PQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64261154-science-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-16T00:45:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Science 🧬 (@science) — https://gondola.cc/science

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Chocolate contains theobromine, which can cause feelings of arousal. Chocolate also contains caffeine, a stimulant. Either of these chemicals can release dopamine, a powerful neurohormone that is principally responsible for all pleasurable sensations 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 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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#biology #science #chocolate #icecream #emotionalpain⁠
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