Where are you now, and where do you want to be?
🗺️ Roadmap
🧪 Brain Chemistry
grouped by what each chemical generally does · every one tagged to its step🔬 Go deeper — the full science behind this map
What's happening in your brain right now
🧩 Keep in mind: these regions and chemicals are contributing systems that work as networks — not on/off switches for a single emotion. Your brain builds each feeling from many parts plus your body and context. Lindquist 2012 · Barrett 2017
Regions active in this state — click any to explore on the brain
How each region & chemical are linked in this state
How this feeling normally moves through you — a healthy timeline
Emotion drift map —
🧠 Brain Diagram
Front of the brain is on the left. Click any dot to explore a region. The brain stays greyscale — only the regions involved in the step you've selected light up in colour. Anatomical illustration: OpenStax, Anatomy & Physiology — “The Limbic Lobe,” CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Colour key — every region on the diagram
Region details
science + hormonesClick any colored region on the brain — or a name in the key — to see its scientific name, what it does, the hormones it uses, and how it talks to the rest of the brain.
📚 References & sources (peer-reviewed)
Important: MindMap is an educational tool built on peer-reviewed affective neuroscience. Emotions arise from distributed, overlapping networks — no single region "is" a feeling, brains vary, and several popular brain claims are oversimplified (noted in the region details). This is not a diagnosis or a substitute for professional care. If you're having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please reach out now: in the US call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or call 911 in an emergency.