Meanwhile, in the amygdala, primitive impulses may go unchecked secondary to NMDA receptor agonism by quinolinic acid. (kellybroganmd.com)
Moreover, if you crave withdrawal but find waiting for you in the so - called private sphere, accretions of power and privilege that signal your impotence in a world beyond your control and influence, then agonism's commitment to action in concert is for you, and its screams optimism. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Agonists tend to emphasise the irreducibility of struggle in the political domain, but see politics as a way of holding a line in that struggle, between agonism and antagonism or outright conflict. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)