dopamine
pronunciation
How to pronounce dopamine in British English:
UK [ˈdəʊpəmiːn]
How to pronounce dopamine in American English:
US [ˈdoʊpəmiːn]
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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
Word Origin
- dopamine
- 1959, from DOPA, the amino acid (from first letter of elements of dioxyphenylalanine), + -amine.
Example
- 1. Dopamine has been implicated in other addiction studies .
- 2. Your brain uses dopamine to motivate you .
- 3. Dopamine controls feelings of pleasure and reward .
- 4. Dopamine is released during arousal .
- 5. Other antidepressants work on the neurotransmitter dopamine .