neurochemistry

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

noun

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

Other Words From

• neuro·chemist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurochemistry¹

First recorded in 1920–25; neuro- + chemistry

Example Sentences

There, she worked in the laboratory of Paul Mandel, a Polish pioneer in neurochemistry.

From Science News

“These fathers have the circuitry and the neurochemistry to behave like good fathers,” Raeburn explains.

From The Daily Beast