Happiness is an end-state. It is a goal. When we attain it, we stop trying to attain it. It is only temporary. What could it be. Why would we seek it. Maybe it is not an end-state. Since I have no idea what an end-state would be in terms of cell configurations. Maybe it is an effect. It reinforces or guides a behaviour.
"Dopamine has many functions in the brain. Most importantly, dopamine is central to the reward system.[2] Dopamine neurons are activated when an unexpected reward is presented. In nature, we learn to repeat behaviors that lead to unexpected rewards. Dopamine is therefore believed by many to provide a teaching signal to parts of the brain responsible for acquiring new motor sequences, i.e., behaviors." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine
Looks like this supports your guiding behaviour theory.
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"Dopamine has many functions in the brain. Most importantly, dopamine is central to the reward system.[2] Dopamine neurons are activated when an unexpected reward is presented. In nature, we learn to repeat behaviors that lead to unexpected rewards. Dopamine is therefore believed by many to provide a teaching signal to parts of the brain responsible for acquiring new motor sequences, i.e., behaviors."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine
Looks like this supports your guiding behaviour theory.
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