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excitatory

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We're talking about the same molecule that serves as an excitatory neurotransmitter in your brain.

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Quick take

(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate

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adjective

(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for excitatory.

Example sentences

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We're talking about the same molecule that serves as an excitatory neurotransmitter in your brain.

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Per [1], "It is used by every major excitatory function in the vertebrate brain, accounting in total for well over 90% of the synaptic connections in the human brain.

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Hence not necessarily "excitatory" or "inhibitory" in a direct sense.

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There are plenty of microscopic techniques to distinguish inhibitory from excitatory cells.

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"Using both excitatory and inhibitory stimulation to increase the effectiveness of training:"Brain imaging suggested that the best way to do this would be to stimulate the motor cortex while the volunteer was doing the task.

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Just curious, with current imaging techniques, can computers even distinguish inhibitory neurons from excitatory neurons?

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How do you use excitatory in a sentence?

We're talking about the same molecule that serves as an excitatory neurotransmitter in your brain.

What does excitatory mean?

(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate

What part of speech is excitatory?

excitatory is commonly used as adjective.