# Other Animals Share Our Biology of Mood by Carl Safina > “[Other animals’] brains are basically the same as ours. The same hormones that create mood and motivation in us are in those brains as well.” > **— Carl Safina**, *Beyond Words: Carl Safina, Rutgers faculty interview* ## Sources and Context - **Original publication:** [Beyond Words: Carl Safina](https://sebsnjaesnews.rutgers.edu/2016/04/beyond-words-carl-safina-gsnb-82-87/) — Rutgers faculty interview; Brackets identify other living beings from the Rutgers sentence introducing Safina's quotation. - **Exact original wording:** “Their brains are basically the same as ours. The same hormones that create mood and motivation in us are in those brains as well.” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets in the poster resolve a source antecedent. The unmodified words appear immediately above. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Insect World of Intelligence and Mind-Control Parasitism|The Insect World of Intelligence and Mind-Control Parasitism]] - **Article:** [[articles/Project Hail Mary and Other Intelligences|Project Hail Mary and Other Intelligences]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Human Animality|Human Animality]] - [[wiki/Nonhuman Intelligence|Nonhuman Intelligence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “[Other animals’] brains are basically the same as ours. The same hormones that create mood and motivation in us are in those brains as well.” — Carl Safina, Beyond Words: Carl Safina https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-safina-other-animals-share-biology-mood ```