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Dopamine necklace H | sterling silver
One biologist gave this dopamine necklace, in its gold vermeil version, to a girlfriend outside science, and she liked that it felt personal, not a random gift. A molecule from your own field makes that kind of gift. It suits a partner, a daughter who works in biology, or yourself.
Who It's For
- a fiancée or partner, for her birthday or Christmas
- a daughter who studied biology, as a Christmas present
- a scientist friend, when you want a present that fits her work
- a granddaughter who loves science, when you want something special
- yourself, as a small pendant to wear every day
Camilo M. gave it as a present: “An original design, good quality and perfect as a present for a scientist.” Oskar W. gave it too: “Bought it for my fiance and she loved it.”
How the Body Makes Dopamine
Dopamine is one stop on a short chemical production line. Cells start from tyrosine, an amino acid from food, turn it into L-DOPA and then into dopamine. In dopamine neurons the line ends there. In other nerve cells, and in the adrenal glands, an enzyme adds a hydroxyl group to the side chain and makes noradrenaline. In the adrenal glands one more step adds a methyl group and makes adrenaline, the fight-or-flight hormone. So three of the body's best-known messengers are made on the same line, each from the one before. Dopamine in the blood cannot cross into the brain, so the brain makes its own.
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FAQ
How big is the pendant, and how does it sit?
The pendant measures 20 mm (about 0.8 inch), the size of a 10-cent euro coin and a little larger than a US dime. It is a small, understated piece. The chain runs through both ends, so the pendant lies flat across the neck, on a 45 cm (17.7 inch) sterling silver chain with a 5 cm (2 inch) extender. For a longer drop, extra chains from 40 to 80 cm can be added on this page. It is 925 sterling silver, nickel-free and hypoallergenic.
Is there a gold version, or a vertical one?
Yes. The same 20 mm pendant comes in 18K gold vermeil (18K gold over sterling silver). There is also a vertical dopamine necklace, where the pendant hangs upright, in silver and gold vermeil at the same 20 mm. Choose the finish she already wears. To match it, there are dopamine studs in silver or gold vermeil (15 mm), a dopamine ring in silver and a silver dopamine bracelet.
Will it arrive in time, and what if it isn't right?
DHL Express delivers it free worldwide in 1-5 business days, and we pay the import duties and taxes, so nothing is due at the door. It arrives in a ready-to-gift jewelry box and festive envelope. If it isn't right, our 30-day “Love It or Return It” policy applies.
What does a dopamine necklace mean?
In fashion, the phrase dopamine jewelry often means bright, colourful pieces worn to lift the mood. This necklace is the other kind: a dopamine pendant in silver, for someone who knows the science or loves it. Dopamine is often called the pleasure chemical, but researchers link it more with wanting, motivation and learning what is worth doing again. Worn every day, it can be a small reminder of that drive.
Why was dopamine overlooked for so long?
Because it looked like a stepping stone. George Barger and James Ewens first made dopamine in 1910, at the Wellcome laboratories in London, and Barger and Henry Dale found it acted like a weak adrenaline. In 1939 Hermann Blaschko gave it the modest role of a go-between in the body's route to noradrenaline and adrenaline. Dale proposed the name dopamine in 1952. Only later in the 1950s did researchers show it works in the brain in its own right.
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