neuron activation

noun

A response of excitement triggered by something, especially a sexual or lustful response.

“Every time I look at those abs I get a neuron activation.”

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Meanings

nounneuron activation (countable and uncountable, plural neuron activations)

plural neuron activations

  1. InternetcountableuncountableA response of excitement triggered by something, especially a sexual or lustful response.

    Every time I look at those abs I get a neuron activation.

    3 more examples

    drawing the bare minimum to elicit neuron activation from twitter

    2021 December 20, @wawacarcrash, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2024

    How did Sticks suddenly become a neuron activation character

    2024 November 29, @Chezi34, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2024

    When even Kiara's PC has an audible neuron activation

    2024 December 26, @of_eys, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2024

Origin

From an internet meme that emerged in early 2020 of a caption on a scientific diagram of a monkey observing another eating a banana, presumably to illustrate mimicry in primates (i.e. monkey see, monkey do).

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APA

neuron activation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuron%20activation

MLA

“neuron activation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuron%20activation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuron activation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuron%20activation.

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