How to Use serotonin in a Sentence

serotonin

noun
  • Well, about 95 percent of the body’s serotonin is in the gut, not the brain!
    Paul Root Wolpe, Vox, 2 Apr. 2018
  • So the England run has been a kind of serotonin to all of that.
    Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 10 July 2018
  • So, what’s the special sauce of a feel-good, serotonin-boosting song?
    NBC News, 28 July 2019
  • This book is like dipping your brain into a jar of serotonin.
    Olivia Waite, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • Laughter also gives me a hit of dopamine or serotonin, and that got me out of the house even during the lowest times.
    Adrian Nicole Leblanc, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The image of Lolo whooping Tori’s ass in an Hall Brawl feels like a shot of serotonin at this point.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2021
  • If nothing else, a 45-minute prime-time set in there produces enough serotonin to last a whole career.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The glory of your gut Studies reveal that about 95% of serotonin is produced and stored within cells in the gut.
    Natalie Meade, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2020
  • For a dose of serotonin in its purest form, watch her lil’ post-win celebration dance.
    Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Antidepressants increase the amount of serotonin, which controls part of the pain pathway in the brain.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • This amino acid triggers the release of serotonin, which is a feel-good brain chemical.
    Marie Claire, 21 Mar. 2010
  • Putting a fresh, insightful spin on familiar tropes, the show is a pure serotonin hit.
    New York Times, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Snort-laughs and serotonin are the perfect addition to your reading list.
    Sarah Wendell, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2022
  • When the gut microbiome isn’t health, can produce less serotonin.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Sep. 2023
  • These amino acids are both capable of increasing serotonin in the brain.
    Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • At the same time, Slater notes, few studies have examined the long-term side effects of these serotonin boosters.
    Maggie Jones, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2018
  • That your supply is so depleted of just serotonin, dopamine and a lot of that is just chemical.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • One of the major differences lies in serotonin receptor genes, Lein and his team found last year.
    Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Science | AAAS, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Pastel Yellow To me, the tone of light yellow is an instant serotonin booster.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
  • For the days when the dormant serotonin needs a little bit more convincing than usual to surface, music can be the best medicine.
    Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 May 2021
  • The rabbits did not improve when given a drug that spurs production of serotonin.
    Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018
  • To get his serotonin flowing even on sluggish days, Roker turns to music.
    Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • In this case, the high levels of serotonin contained in the venom will deliver a very painful bite that can result in muscle shock.
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Even better – enjoy it while petting your pup, which is a cost-free way to increase serotonin and improve your mood.
    Lindzi Scharf, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023
  • An orgasm is the release of all that tension, plus a rush of an endorphin called serotonin that spills into your blood stream.
    Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Enjoy a Boost of Dopamine and Serotonin Diving and being in the moment will give you happy hormones, known as dopamine and serotonin.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Consider serotonin, a chemical that carries messages from the brain to the body.
    Jessica Wapner, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Hormones like serotonin and dopamine can be produced to help regulate mood.
    Kendall Cornish, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2020
  • Brat at large was a drunk genie in a vodka bottle, who could only grant you infinite serotonin by making the world five percent more annoying.
    Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Some recent research on SIDS has pointed to other risk factors, including serotonin, which helps regulate heart rate and breathing.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024

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