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The brain's bouncer, deciding which impulses get past the velvet rope.
means A conscious or unconscious restraint that holds back an action, impulse, or feeling.
from From Latin inhibere, to hold in or restrain — literally to keep a grip on yourself, formed from in (in) plus habere (to hold).
Neural brakesNeurons actively suppress each other to sharpen signals.
Alcohol's trickIt quiets the prefrontal cortex, loosening social restraint.
Freud's favoriteHe blamed inhibitions for repressed desires and neuroses.