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neurotransmitter

noun

Etymology

From neuro- + transmitter.

  1. derived from trānsmittō
  2. inherited from transmitten
  3. formed as transmitter — “transmit + -er”
  4. formed as neurotransmitter — “neuro- + transmitter”

Definitions

  1. Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals…

    Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.

    • Anyway, my neurotransmitters are scrambled and they're going to stay scrambled. But I can do okay as long as other people don't know about me.
    • Together with this is the influence of an infinite number of neurotransmitters, neurohormones, environmental hazards, and accidental programmings.
    • The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at neurotransmitter. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at neurotransmitter. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at neurotransmitter

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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