dopamine
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- noun
- /ˈdoʊpəˌmiːn/
- Specialized
- Adequate levels of norepinephrine and dopamine are required to activate the nervous system.
- the neurotransmitter dopamine
- dopamine in the brain
- dopamine levels
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Watch on YouTubeThis is a circuit that uses dopamine in order to pursue anything.
- This is a circuit that uses dopamine in order to pursue anything.
- It's when you get dopamine, you go, oh, I like that.
- Great, I thought, Dopamine coursing through my motivation system.
- As in it has the same dopamine loop as Twitter?
- It's just a dopamine hit for both sides.
- It's, you know, misuse of our dopamine circuitry.
- So it's, it's the dopamine pathway is being damaged by the fructose.
- Large amplitude peaks in dopamine that don't require effort are dangerous.
- So if I fire that by dopamine is is desire for things.
- Your stomach has to release dopamine for you to pass out.
- And you now know what that lack of dopamine reflects.
- Well, it turns out that dopamine is the link between them.
- It's good for dopamine rush, but see it as a counter.
- You're craving that dopamine rise from mad, mad shot.
- So animals have been less dopamine hijacked than us.
Examples
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The latest research shows that the dopamine system is stronger than the opioid system.
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When you hear that ding on your inbox, you get like a dopamine rush in your brain.
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But research has not confirmed the action of dopamine in depression.
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What is interesting for coaching is that dopamine is not just about feeling good.
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So one solution for disengaged students in the classroom is to get the dopamine flowing in their brains!
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You bite into a pastry, the sugar melts in your mouth, releasing dopamine.
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In a normal brain, a chemical called dopamine passes from nerve cell to nerve cell.
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The inability to produce enough dopamine resulted in the tremors of Parkinson's disease.
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Eating foods you enjoy releases dopamine, the brain's pleasure chemical, say McGill University researchers.
Synonyms
A medicine used in shock to raise blood pressure and improve blood flow
A drug used to raise low blood pressure in people with severe shock
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Etymology
The word dopamine comes from dopa, the name of a related medicine and chemical, plus -amine, which means 'a kind of chemical', so dopamine is basically the 'dopa' chemical in the brain that helps send signals and gives feelings of pleasure and motivation.