“Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine is a monoamine neurotransmitter, and is popularly thought to be a contributor to feelings of well-being and happiness.”

According to some studies, the color yellow induces serotonin and I thought it was a breath of fresh air compared to my focus on its racial association.

I was inspired to continue using Processing to create art. Today, I wanted to explore how to recreate this unique neurotransmitter’s structure. I used the base code of the fractal tree from processing.org and manipulated the formulas to try to generate a similar anatomy to that of the serotonin structure and got varying results below.

The Structure of Serotonin

credit: moleculestore.com

Processing Results

I want to turn this Processing sketch into a geometric print titled “Happiness.”