neuropharmacology

American  

[noor-oh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊˌfɑr məˈkɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

Pharmacology.

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

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Other Word Forms

• neuropharmacologic adjective
• neuropharmacological adjective
• neuropharmacologically adverb
• neuropharmacologist noun

Etymology

Origin of neuropharmacology

First recorded in 1945–50; neuro- + pharmacology

Example Sentences

Dr. Nestler's publication record includes more than 800 papers and major textbooks on the neurobiology of mental illness and molecular neuropharmacology.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

While prepping for medical school at the University of North Dakota, Schrag spent long hours in a neuropharmacology lab absorbing the patient rhythms of science.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 20, 2022

But Ben Whalley, a professor of neuropharmacology at the University of Reading, said these could only minimize risks, not abolish them.

From Reuters • Jan. 15, 2016

But Ben Whalley, a professor of neuropharmacology at the University of Reading, said these could only minimise risks, not abolish them.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2016

But doing this when most of the basic neuropharmacology, biochemistry and genetics of schizophrenia are unknown is a great diversion of focus and funds.

From Scientific American • Nov. 26, 2012