Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A monoamine neurotransmitter formed in the brain by the decarboxylation of dopa and essential to the normal functioning of the central nervous system. A reduction in its concentration within the brain is associated with Parkinson's disease.
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- noun biochemistry A
neurotransmitter associated withmovement ,attention ,learning , and thebrain ’s pleasure and reward system.
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- noun a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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But the connection that scientists are making are saying basically this: when you check your information, when you get a buzz in your pocket, when you hear a ring you get what they call a dopamine squirt.
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But the connection that scientists are making are saying basically this: when you check your information, when you get a buzz in your pocket, when you hear a ring you get what they call a dopamine squirt.
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But the connection that scientists are making are saying basically this: when you check your information, when you get a buzz in your pocket, when you hear a ring you get what they call a dopamine squirt.
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But the connection that scientists are making are saying basically this: when you check your information, when you get a buzz in your pocket, when you hear a ring you get what they call a dopamine squirt.
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But the connection that scientists are making are saying basically this: when you check your information, when you get a buzz in your pocket, when you hear a ring you get what they call a dopamine squirt.
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But the connection that scientists are making are saying basically this: when you check your information, when you get a buzz in your pocket, when you hear a ring you get what they call a dopamine squirt.
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But the connection that scientists are making are saying basically this: when you check your information, when you get a buzz in your pocket, when you hear a ring you get what they call a dopamine squirt.
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For the first time, researchers have defined this phenomenon, which they call dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome, or DAWS.
Medindia Health News 2010
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For the first time, researchers have defined this phenomenon, which they call dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome, or DAWS.
Medindia Health News 2010
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God loves us do we were given built in dopamine and endorphins to experience God.
Friendly religious questions for Christians and other monotheists 2009
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