neurophysiology
noun
the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
neurophysiologist
-
a word derived from
neurophysiology.
Example Sentences
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John Lilly, a neurophysiologist, promised to give the agency “push-button control over the totality of motivation and consciousness” via electrical means.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Dr Francesco Tamagnini, neurophysiologist at the University of Reading, said it was "a great study", but more hard evidence on how the drug affected the brain was needed.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024
Moerschel was a neurophysiologist who monitored surgical patients under anesthesia before his arrest, though he’s since been fired and now works in construction and landscaping.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Both researchers are “giants of the field” who enabled the condition to be definitively diagnosed, says Birgitte Rahbek Kornum, a neurophysiologist at the University of Copenhagen.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2022
David Putrino, a neurophysiologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, labored through his holiday last Christmas to write a grant application for urgently needed Long Covid research.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 9, 2022
