Neurotransmisseromania

An extreme version of neurotransmisserification, where neurotransmitters are treated not just as causal factors but as the sole and sufficient explanation for all human phenomena. Neurotransmisseromania reduces friendship to oxytocin, ambition to dopamine, calm to GABA, and excitement to glutamate. It is common in online neuromania communities and in overly simplified “brain health” influencers. Critics argue it is a form of magical thinking dressed in lab coats: a single molecule cannot bear the weight of meaning, history, and relationship. It also ignores the role of neural circuits, brain regions, and the body.

Neurotransmisseromania Example: “The neurotransmisseromaniac told a grieving widow that her sorrow was ‘just low serotonin and norepinephrine.’ He offered pills, not comfort. He reduced a meaningful loss to a chemical deficit.”

Neurotransmisseromania by Abzugal June 5, 2026