neurochemistry
noun
neu·ro·chem·is·try
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈke-mə-strē 
ˌnyu̇r-
1
: the study of the chemical makeup and activities of nervous tissue
2
: chemical processes and phenomena related to the nervous system
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But because neural wiring in fish resembles that of mammals, fish are highly susceptible to the effects of drugs that tweak human neurochemistry, said Dr. Christopher C. Caudill, a professor in the department of fish and wildlife sciences at the University of Idaho.
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There’s an insightful look at what brain imaging and neurochemistry research has shown us about how grief, loss and depression can reshape the brain, changing both its physical structure and chemical function.
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Serotonin is popularly associated with happiness, dopamine with motivation and pleasure — but what the heck would DMT be doing in the neurochemistry of our minds?
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How does a fly’s neurochemistry compare to a human’s?
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Studies in animals showed fluoride could impact neurochemistry cell function in brain regions responsible for learning, memory, executive function and behavior.
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Latent cysts have been shown to cause structural changes in the brain as well as alterations in hormones and neurochemistry.
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Psychiatrists who had previously embraced psychodynamic training were increasingly drawn to the fields of genetics and neurochemistry, and academic psychologists, who had always been skeptical, began further distancing themselves from Freudian theory.
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The research happening today, which focuses on the neurochemistry of music and the body, veers away from this sexist ideology.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
There’s an insightful look at what brain imaging and neurochemistry research has shown us about how grief, loss and depression can reshape the brain, changing both its physical structure and chemical function.
—Deborah Blum, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Serotonin is popularly associated with happiness, dopamine with motivation and pleasure — but what the heck would DMT be doing in the neurochemistry of our minds?
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
How does a fly’s neurochemistry compare to a human’s?
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
Studies in animals showed fluoride could impact neurochemistry cell function in brain regions responsible for learning, memory, executive function and behavior.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Latent cysts have been shown to cause structural changes in the brain as well as alterations in hormones and neurochemistry.
—Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Psychiatrists who had previously embraced psychodynamic training were increasingly drawn to the fields of genetics and neurochemistry, and academic psychologists, who had always been skeptical, began further distancing themselves from Freudian theory.
—Gillian Silverman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
The research happening today, which focuses on the neurochemistry of music and the body, veers away from this sexist ideology.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
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neurochemistry
noun
neu·ro·chem·is·try
-ˈkem-ə-strē
plural neurochemistries
1
: the study of the chemical makeup and activities of nervous tissue
2
: chemical processes and phenomena related to the nervous system
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