neurophysiology
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Origin of neurophysiology
First recorded in 1865–70; neuro- + physiology
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He uses neurophysiology techniques that go beyond traditional talk therapy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
A product of our brain's neurophysiology, dreaming is a complex experience that can take on many emotional tones and simulate reality to varying degrees.
From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023
As a young course instructor in seminars for medical students, I faithfully taught neurophysiology by the book, enthusiastically explaining how the brain perceives the world and controls the body.
From Scientific American • May 31, 2022
Dr. Starzl was a 1947 graduate of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. He received a medical degree and a doctorate in neurophysiology in 1952 from Northwestern University.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2017
I also find that he has spoken on behalf of the abolition of capital punishment and contributed generously to research institutions engaged in criminal neurophysiology.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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