What happens to your brain on holiday (and how to replicate it at home)

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login From the moment you book a holiday , your brain begins to work differently. Dopamine activates the brain’s pleasure centre, triggering a temporary feeling of enjoyment.

Then, once you land, your brain starts delivering even more feel-good hormones. The sun boosts serotonin, and chatting to strangers and trying to figure out just where you are on a map of a foreign city encourages neuroplasticity, which is the brain’s capacity to adapt and rewire. Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

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