neurophysiology

noun

neu·​ro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce neurophysiology (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
: physiology of the nervous system
neurophysiological adjective
or less commonly neurophysiologic
neurophysiologically adverb
neurophysiologist noun

Examples of neurophysiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The rest is history, as the EEG became the foundational tool of an entire field of medicine called clinical neurophysiology, although Berger was never accorded any significant recognition in Nazi Germany and hanged himself in 1941, despite being nominated for the Nobel Prize several times. Christof Koch, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2017 Portland Place Outpatient Centre – a six-floor, 28,000-square-foot building with 17 consultation rooms – offers a variety of outpatient services, including outpatient appointments, diagnostics (imaging, cardiac, neurophysiology), and general practice appointments. Julie Washington, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021 Gross!Disgust sensitivity and the neurophysiology of left-right political orientations. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2016 Bult-Ito is professor of neurobiology and neurophysiology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Nov. 2022 Corver was also a graduate student studying neurophysiology and web-making at the time. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Apr. 2022 The team wondered if differences might come down to the animals’ neurophysiology. Max G. Levy, Wired, 25 Jan. 2022 Interestingly, studies in micro-mapping and neurophysiology support the idea of a system-level explanation of complex mental functions. Daniel Fallmann, Forbes, 14 June 2021 The neurophysiology and neurochemistry that is ideal for strengthening one kind of memory might be different than that needed for other types. Daniel J. Levitin, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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“Neurophysiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurophysiology. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

neurophysiology

noun
neu·​ro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē How to pronounce neurophysiology (audio)
plural neurophysiologies
: physiology of the nervous system
neurophysiological adjective
also neurophysiologic
neurophysiologically adverb

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