neurophysiology

noun

neu·​ro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jē 

ˌnyu̇r-

: physiology of the nervous system

neurophysiological

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

or less commonly neurophysiologic

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

ˌnyu̇r-

neurophysiologically

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

ˌnyu̇r-

adverb

neurophysiologist

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 

ˌnyu̇r-

noun

Examples of neurophysiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Best known for her best-selling romance novel The Thorn Birds (1977), Australian writer Colleen McCullough studied neurophysiology at the University of Sydney and later founded a neurophysiology unit at the university’s affiliated hospital. —René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

Born in Riga, in 1903, Leibowitz became a dazzling polymath—a professor of biochemistry and neurophysiology at Hebrew University, an editor of the Encyclopedia Hebraica, and the author of nearly a dozen books on religion, history, and science. —Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026

This is neurophysiology, not willpower. —Chiara Alzati, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Your fingertips have over 3,000 touch receptors that rapidly change your neurophysiology by releasing a cascade of neurotransmitters. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neurophysiology

• bacteriology
• biotechnology
• dialectology
• ecclesiology
• endocrinology
• epistemology
• geochronology
• geomorphology
• histopathology
• hydrogeology
• kinesiology
• meteorology

Medical Definition

neurophysiology

noun

neu·​ro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē 

plural neurophysiologies

: physiology of the nervous system

neurophysiological

-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

also neurophysiologic

-ik 

neurophysiologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb