How to Use neurochemistry in a Sentence

neurochemistry

noun
  • Movement research has long shown that even brief bursts increase circulation and prompt the release of dopamine and serotonin, which is the neurochemistry behind why a five-minute walk or stretch break shifts mood.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Her academic and research background in neurochemistry was astounding.
    — Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Since her salary was paid by the neurology department, Elizabeth needed to learn everything there was to know about neurochemistry, which was in its infancy.
    — Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Because serotonin regulates the brain’s processing of sensory information, including sound, the test offers a unique biomarker for understanding how antidepressants might affect each individual’s neurochemistry.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
  • As antidepressants became central to psychiatric practice, depression was progressively reframed — in clinical guidelines, pharmaceutical advertising, and popular culture — as a disorder of neurochemistry best addressed through medication.
    — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

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