How to Use dopaminergic in a Sentence
dopaminergic
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To make matters even more complicated, there is more than one dopaminergic system in human brains.
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Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The goal of the new study was to clarify this association and determine whether the dopaminergic pathway—the part of the brain linked to dopamine issues seen with Parkinson’s—played a role.
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Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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An attention span shaped by years of doomscrolling is ill-equipped for this kind of persistence, and by the time you are enticed with account deactivation, your mind already craves a dopaminergic hit.
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Autumn Dorsey,
Boston Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
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Mckay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Novel environments stimulate the brain’s dopaminergic pathways—the same system responsible for pleasure, motivation, and reward-seeking behavior.
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Hana Al-Khodairi,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Sep. 2025
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