What do you call the feeling/emotion/hormone you get when you're reading/hearing something so deep that gives you shivers?

It would help if you explain what it was... B)

Vasopressin, I believe. Endorphins probably play a role as well.

Weird names... Basics please?

Oh and it usualy happens to me when I'l reading LoK dialogues. I do that a lot. Love that feeling.

I think it's when you actually understand/witness something with real genius-- something higher than the everyday things we observe. B) I'd call it a kind of 'poetry shivers' :innocent:

Yeah, same here, I just want a scientific explanation.

Hmm, a kind of adrenaline rush?

you fellas arent speakin my language

this will probably not answer your question, as I didn't read over all of it, but it looks like one of the better descriptions of action/reaction as far as emotions are concerned. Read through it and you might find something that at least touches on your question:

http://www.cognitivetherapy.com/fuller.html

It's called excitement.

What basically happens is that your brain activates a memory pattern that cnnects to a lot of positive emotions, hence releasing a ton of Endorphines and other substances that make you feel happy and slightly high. Adrenaline may or may not play a role too, as may all or some of the cascades involved in sexual arousement. Additionally, your vegetative neural system activates (in part) the same mechanism responsible for sexual arousement, hence the 'shivers'.

interesting stuff

Inspiration possibly?