Definition of "dopamine" []

• A monoamine neurotransmitter formed in the brain by the decarboxylation of dopa and essential to the normal functioning of the central nervous system. A reduction in its concentration within the brain is associated with Parkinson's disease. (noun)

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• "But the connection that scientists are making are saying basically this: when you check your information, when you get a buzz in your pocket, when you hear a ring you get what they call a dopamine squirt."
• "For the first time, researchers have defined this phenomenon, which they call dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome, or DAWS."
• "God loves us do we were given built in dopamine and endorphins to experience God."