neuropharmacology

[ noor-oh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee, nyoor- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.

Other Words From

• neu·ro·phar·ma·co·log·ic [n, oo, r-oh-fahr-m, uh, -k, uh, -, loj, -ik, ny, oo, r-], neuro·pharma·co·logi·cal adjective
• neuro·pharma·co·logi·cal·ly adverb
• neuro·pharma·colo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropharmacology¹

First recorded in 1945–50; neuro- + pharmacology

Example Sentences

Allison Feduccia, who has a PhD in neuropharmacology, believes that the best evidence we have of how psychedelics affect women is still mostly anecdotal.

From MIT Technology Review