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neuromodulator

/noor-oh-moj-uh-ley-ter/US // ˌnʊər oʊˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪ tər //

神经调节器,神经调节剂,神经调控器,神经调节因子

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biochemistry.

    • : any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.

Examples

  • Ultrasound can be a neuromodulator—to increase or decrease the likelihood that neurons will fire.

  • Use of neuromodulators should stop six months before conception.

  • This is just one of the differences in the chemical neuromodulators being released in the brain during sleep.

  • This is much faster than the time required for the brain to become fully awake, and for its levels of neuromodulators like serotonin and noradrenaline to shift back to waking levels.

  • By testing participants as soon as they woke up, he was able to ensure that their brains’ neuromodulator levels were still close to where they had been before waking up.

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