dopamine
nounUK /ˈdəʊ.pə.miːn/ · US /ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/
Etymology From DOPA (“dihydroxyphenylalanine”) + -amine. Etymologically unrelated to dope.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Pharmacology, Physical sciences, Sciences A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
- Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.1988, Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 1025:
- “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works: no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem. This is not about Russian ads. This is a global problem.”2017 December 12, Amy B Wang, “Former Facebook VP says social media is destroying society with ‘dopamine-driven feedback loops’”, in The Washington Post:
- Derived terms
- dobutamine, -dopa, dopaminal, dopamine dressing, dopaminergic, dopaminoceptive, fenoldopam, hydroxydopamine, hyperdopamine, -opamine, polydopamine
- Related terms
- norepinephrine