neurochemistry

[noor-oh-kem-uh-stree, nyoor-]

noun

1. the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.

Other Word Forms

• neurochemist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurochemistry¹

First recorded in 1920–25; neuro- + chemistry

Example Sentences

"If someone's having a panic attack, telling them to just calm down isn't actually going to work. You need to address neurochemistry," says Mr Coroneos.

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The simple test kit was then mailed to the neurochemistry department at the University of Gothenburg, where established biomarkers for Alzheimer's, such as pTau217, were analyzed.

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Central hub of the study is a laboratory environment in neurochemistry, located at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal, with professors Kaj Blennow and Henrik Zetterberg at the helm.

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These neurons are terrible at repairing themselves, said Henrik Zetterberg, a professor of neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

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"The system itself is really groundbreaking," said Orly Reiner, the Berstein-Mason Professorial Chair of Neurochemistry at Weizmann and co-author of the study who developed cellular tools to identify neural cell types in the model.

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