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neurotransmission

American  
[noor-oh-trans-mish-uhn, -tranz-, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ trænsˈmɪʃ ən, -trænz-, ˌnjʊər- /

noun

  1. the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse.


Etymology

Origin of neurotransmission

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + transmission

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The excessively high neurotransmission that results produces the symptoms we know as epilepsy.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2025

Specifically, those that involve dysfunction in synaptic vesicle recycling and neurotransmission, says Kravčenko.

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2024

“The neurotransmission flow indicates that the recent Daring Experience was unpleasant. Would you like to file a report of user dissatisfaction?”

From Slate Oct. 28, 2023

Treatment for the disease usually requires antipsychotic medications that work by blocking dopamine receptors and decreasing dopamine neurotransmission in the brain.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Anyone who thinks about this problem is worried about what it means to substantially change neurotransmission in a developing brain.

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