neurochemistryn.
/ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈkɛmᵻstri/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈkɛməstri/ Biochemistry.
The chemistry of neural processes or structures.
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the world > life > the body > study of body > study of nervous system > [noun]
neurology1670
neurography1738
nerve physiology1845
neurophysiology1859
neuromyologya1890
neuroanatomy1900
neuroendocrinology1922
neuroscience1944
neurochemistry1945
synaptology1962
psychoneuroendocrinology1970
connectomics2007
1945 Science 9 Feb. 140/1 Dr. K. A. C. Elliott..has been appointed assistant professor in neurochemistry at McGill University.
1955 Neuropharmacology 1 11 There are enough problems and enough possibilities for an entire science in the field of ‘neuro-chemistry’ or/and ‘neuro-pharmacology’.
1969 Nature 11 Oct. 118/2 A significant development in neurochemistry has been the finding that thiol groups and disulphides are involved in the functioning and activity of neurones.
1996 D. F. Wallace Infinite Jest 67 A whole vicious circle of individual neurochemistry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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