soma
Neuron's central mass
Soma is a ritual drink in ancient Vedic religion, prepared from a plant and offered to the gods.
The identity of the original plant is debated—candidates include ephedra and various psychoactive mushrooms.
In biology, soma refers to the body of an organism as distinct from its germ cells, or the cell body of a neuron as distinct from its extensions.
In Aldous Huxley's *Brave New World*, soma is a government-issued drug that keeps citizens docile and content, making it a byword for any pleasure that numbs critical thought: Social media is the soma of our age. (Capitalized Soma is a brand name or proper noun.)
Soft body matter
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- muscleContractile body tissue
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- skinBody's outer layer
physique · form · figure · limb · torso · sinew · bone · organ
Basic unit of life
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- organelleSubcellular functional unit
mitochondria · ribosome · cytoskeleton · protoplasm · axon · dendrite · neuron · ganglion
- drugActive chemical compound
- pacifyTo calm agitation
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
control · sedation · escape · numbness · euphoria · opiate · masses · docile
flesh
Soft body matter
skin · physique · form · figure · limb · torso · sinew · bone · organ · anatomy
cell
Basic unit of life
organelle · mitochondria · ribosome · cytoskeleton · protoplasm · axon · dendrite · neuron · ganglion · neuronal
Huxley
- drugActive chemical compound
- pacifyTo calm agitation
- complianceAdhering to requirements
pleasure · control · sedation · escape · numbness · euphoria · opiate · masses · docile · bliss
hallucinogen
Drug inducing false perceptions
- ayahuascaPsychoactive Amazonian plant brew
- psilocybinHallucinogenic substance from fungi
- DMTPowerful naturally occurring hallucinogen
visionary · trance · altered · consciousness · shamanic · ceremony · plant · mushroom · brew · intoxicant
bodywork
Vehicle's external structure
relaxation · movement · breath · release · integration · trauma · holistic · embodied · awareness · mindfulness
- Greek wordsalpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon
- immortalityimmortality, eternal life, immortals, everlasting life, deathlessness
- ancient religiongods, goddesses, pantheon, deity, polytheism
- Greek conceptslogos, ethos, pathos, hubris, arete
- neuroscienceneuron, MRI, brain, neurons, synapses
- ethnobotanyayahuasca, peyote, coca, coca leaf, cannabis
somadendrite
Neuron's input branch
axon · dendrites · neurite · nerve fiber · synapse
somasobriety
Unimpaired mental state
lucidity · clear-headedness · wakefulness · harsh reality · awareness
- somatic practicesBody-awareness healing methods
- somatic cellNon-germline cell type