Serotonin as a Creativity Pump

TL;DR

This paper proposes that pollen-rich environments influence brain chemistry, specifically serotonin levels, which in turn enhance creativity and may underpin the success of Western civilizations.

Contribution

It introduces a novel hypothesis linking environmental pollen exposure to biochemical pathways that boost creativity and intelligence in human populations.

Findings

Pollen environments cause fluctuations in serum histamine and serotonin levels.

Serotonin slope correlates with creativity levels.

Pollen ecosystems may be a hidden driver of societal success.

Abstract

The location of Western Civilization defined nations in Europe and in the United States within the largest global pollen environments on the planet is proposed as a key factor leading to their success. Environments with dense pollen concentrations will cause large up and down changes in serum histamine directly causing reductions and increases in brain serotonin i.e., a larger serotonin slope, linked to higher levels of creativity. The pollen ecosystem in northern latitude nations is thus considered the hidden driver of the success of these populations as the biochemical interaction between histamine and serotonin leads to a creativity pump that is proposed as the fundamental driver of intelligence in micro and macro human populations.