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dopaminergic

dopaminergic

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Relating to dopamine or to nerve cells and paths that use it
  • adjective
  • /ˌdoʊpəˈmɪnərdʒɪk/
  • Specialized
: dopaminérgico
  • The central pathology of PD is the progressive degeneration of dopaminergic cells of the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia.
  • dopaminergic neurons
  • dopaminergic function
  • dopaminergic activity

And that's actually because of the way that deprivation states increase, the way that dopaminergic circuits work.

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Examples

  • The PFC is also a brain structure that receives dopaminergic innervation from the ventral tegmental area.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Endogenous opioids are concentrated in structures of the basal ganglia and are known to interact with central dopaminergic neurons.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The secondary rise in dopaminergic activity takes place, but to a smaller extent.

    Academic text (2003)

  • And this is based on the dopaminergic pathways in the brain which are related to motivation.

    Evan Carmichael

  • One might predict that the dopaminergic pathway would be activated after that food reward was received.

    Academic text (2003)

  • And that's actually because of the way that deprivation states increase, the way that dopaminergic circuits work.

    Andrew Huberman

  • In human imaging studies, decreases in dopaminergic function have been identified as a key element of addiction, ending support for research on the role of dopamine in addiction.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Its clinical relevance relies on the fact that bradykinesia is the symptom that best correlates with dopaminergic deficiency.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The symptoms are caused by dysfunctions in the dopaminergic neurotransmitter system and fronto-striatal brain functions; however, the definitive pathogenesis of ADHD remains elusive due to its complex, multifactorial nature.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Studies show that increasing dopaminergic activity can enhance motivation and reward-seeking behavior.

Surface Forms

dopaminergic positive

Morphology

dopaminergic = dopamine (semi-transparent) = dopamine + ergic

The connection to 'dopamine' is clear, but the technical suffix '-ergic' is not familiar to most learners and the exact biomedical sense is specialized.

Etymology

Dopaminergic comes from dopamine, the brain chemical that helps with reward and movement, plus the part -ergic, which comes from a root meaning 'work' and feels like 'energy'. So dopaminergic means 'related to' or 'working with' dopamine, which is why we use it for systems, cells, or pathways that use or are affected by dopamine.