How to Use dopamine in a Sentence

dopamine

noun

• Kitchel is on medicine to boost the dopamine in his body.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Aug. 2021
• At the right levels, that dopamine helps keep movements sharp.
  — Max G. Levy, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
• That dopamine hit, that craving to feel better by owning something new?
  — Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2021
• Another insight from behavioral science tells us that the habits hardest to break are those that give a dopamine kick.
  — Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
• And the son’s long-term plan goes only as far as the dopamine rush of popularity among Roy critics.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Oct. 2021
• The anticipation of a larger reward may cause neurons to release more dopamine.
  — Max G. Levy, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
• But dopamine is also released as part of hate and disinformation campaigns where clicks and persistence are off the charts.
  — Steve Andriole, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
• There is also some evidence that compounds that increase dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain can improve certain forms of memory, such as working memory.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
• Those, in turn, send little hits of dopamine to the original poster, encouraging the creation of ever more extreme posts—call it a vicious cycle of viciousness.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2021
• Like watching a horror movie, the experience stimulates a fight-or-flight response during which the brain releases endorphins and dopamine, hormones that make people feel good.
  — Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
• Catecholamines, like adrenaline and dopamine, are chemical messengers released in response to emotional or physical stress.
  — Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
• The dopamine hit of the wins softens the sting of the losses and serves as a lure.
  — Adrienne So, Wired, 6 Dec. 2021
• Wear this on and off the slopes for a hit of dopamine dressing in the colder landscapes.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Feb. 2023
• All of this drives what is known as a dopamine feedback loop.
  — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 29 Mar. 2022
• Plus, the flash of red is the perfect burst of color when dressing for dopamine.
  — Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2023
• Try dopamine fasting or, for a quick pick-me-up, get dopamine dressed.
  — Celia Ford, Vox, 22 May 2024
• The result was that the set was like a dopamine generator.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023
• The Datta Lab checked this off its bucket list just this year in its dopamine study.
  — Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
• And, of course, there’s the game, which mixes a spoonful of dopamine with the medicine of learning about data use.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022
• So a dog named after a favorite food is sort of like a double-dopamine hit.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2023
• There is a 'slot machine' dopamine effect that an iPad has.
  — Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 29 July 2024
• According to Hird, this powder is known to trigger a dopamine hit in the shark’s brain.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 26 July 2023
• The progress gives you little shots of dopamine as your savings increase.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2022
• This change up also reflects the idea behind dopamine decor, which has come to the forefront of the design world in the past year.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2023
• These are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids which mean your dopamine level in the brain will get increased.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
• But the person who’s actually getting the dopamine hit off of that is you, the tipper.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• Video of the band members watching the pre-tel awards ceremony is like a hit of dopamine.
  — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2023
• Essentially, to parent through rewards is to play with the levers of a child’s dopamine.
  — Josh Wilbur, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
• There is no denying that hitting a lot of greens makes life easier and gives us more of a dopamine boost.
  — Pradeep Mutalik, Quanta Magazine, 2 Dec. 2022
• The real shot of dopamine, though—and the thing that separates the game from connect the dots and adult coloring books—doesn’t come until the end.
  — Megan Greenwell, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024