neurotransmission
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of neurotransmission
First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + transmission
Example Sentences
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“The serotonergic system is an absolute focus, it’s just other aspects of the neurotransmission in the serotonin system that is gaining traction.”
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Specifically, those that involve dysfunction in synaptic vesicle recycling and neurotransmission, says Kravčenko.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
The application was consuming me, organizing my synapses like an automaton farmer who makes Munsen predictions regarding the historical flow of neurotransmission.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2023
Some research supports the “classic monoamine hypothesis,” which suggests that depression is caused by a decrease in norepinephrine and serotonin neurotransmission.
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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