neurotransmission
Americannoun
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
This conversion increases the overall level of dopamine neurotransmission and can help compensate for the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra.
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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