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'''Cognitive euphoria''' (semantically the opposite of [[cognitive dysphoria]]) is medically recognized as a cognitive and emotional state in which a person experiences intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, excitement, and joy.<ref> | '''Cognitive euphoria''' (semantically the opposite of [[cognitive dysphoria]]) is medically recognized as a cognitive and emotional state in which a person experiences intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, excitement, and joy.<ref name="DSM5GlossaryEuphoria">{{cite journal|title=Glossary of Technical Terms|journal=Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.)|year=2013|pages=821|doi=10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.GlossaryofTechnicalTerms}}</ref> Although euphoria is an effect (i.e. a substance is euphorigenic),<ref name="DrevetsGautier2001">{{cite journal|last1=Drevets|first1=Wayne C|last2=Gautier|first2=Clara|last3=Price|first3=Julie C|last4=Kupfer|first4=David J|last5=Kinahan|first5=Paul E|last6=Grace|first6=Anthony A|last7=Price|first7=Joseph L|last8=Mathis|first8=Chester A|title=Amphetamine-induced dopamine release in human ventral striatum correlates with euphoria|journal=Biological Psychiatry|volume=49|issue=2|year=2001|pages=81–96|issn=00063223|doi=10.1016/S0006-3223(00)01038-6}}</ref><ref name="JônssonÄnggård1971">{{cite journal|last1=Jônsson|first1=Lars-Erik|last2=Änggård|first2=Erik|last3=Gunne|first3=Lars-M|title=Blockade of intravenous amphetamine euphoria in man|journal=Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics|volume=12|issue=6|year=1971|pages=889–896|issn=00099236|doi=10.1002/cpt1971126889}}</ref> the term is also used colloquially to define a state of transcendent happiness combined with an intense sense of contentment.<ref name="SynofzikSchlaepfer2012">{{cite journal|last1=Synofzik|first1=Matthis|last2=Schlaepfer|first2=Thomas E.|last3=Fins|first3=Joseph J.|title=How Happy Is Too Happy? Euphoria, Neuroethics, and Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens|journal=AJOB Neuroscience|volume=3|issue=1|year=2012|pages=30–36|issn=2150-7740|doi=10.1080/21507740.2011.635633}}</ref> However, recent psychological research suggests euphoria can largely contribute to but should not be equated with happiness.<ref name="LucasDiener1996">{{cite journal|last1=Lucas|first1=Richard E.|last2=Diener|first2=Ed|last3=Suh|first3=Eunkook|title=Discriminant validity of well-being measures.|journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|volume=71|issue=3|year=1996|pages=616–628|issn=1939-1315|doi=10.1037/0022-3514.71.3.616}}</ref> | ||
Cognitive euphoria is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[physical euphoria]] and [[Tactile intensification|tactile intensification]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[opioids]], [[entactogens]], [[stimulants]], and [[GABAergic|GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]]. However, it can also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds such as [[psychedelic|psychedelics]], [[dissociative|dissociatives]], and [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]]. | |||
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===Psychoactive substances=== | ===Psychoactive substances=== | ||
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | ||
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===Experience reports=== | ===Experience reports=== | ||
Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our [[experience index]] include: | Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our [[experience index]] include: | ||
{{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Cognitive euphoria]]|format=ul|Columns= | {{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Cognitive euphoria]]|format=ul|Columns=2}} | ||
==See also== | ===See also=== | ||
*[[Responsible use]] | *[[Responsible use]] | ||
*[[Subjective effects index]] | *[[Subjective effects index]] | ||
*[[Cognitive dysphoria]] | |||
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]] | *[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]] | ||
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]] | *[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]] | ||
*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]] | *[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]] | ||
==References== | |||
<references/> | ===External links=== | ||
[[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Novel]] [[Category:Effect]] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognition Cognition (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria Euphoria (Wikipedia)] | |||
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