neurolinguistics

American  

[noor-oh-ling-gwis-tiks, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.

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neurolinguistics British  

/ ˌnjʊərəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the branch of linguistics that deals with the encoding of the language faculty in the brain

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Other Word Forms

• neurolinguist noun
• neurolinguistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of neurolinguistics

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + linguistics

Example Sentences

"You need hypotheses that are linguistically informed to make advances in neurolinguistics. There's so much interest in the years before Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed, to see if it can be caught and its progression stopped."

From Science Daily

Specifically, it sheds light on “an area that has been little explored in neurolinguistics,” Castelló says.

From Scientific American

Ratelband, who's also a motivational speaker and trainer in neurolinguistics programming, told the judge he was willing to renounce his right to a pension.

From Fox News