neurochemistry

[ noor-oh-kem-uh-stree, nyoor- ]

noun

1. the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.

Other Words From

• neuro·chemist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurochemistry¹

First recorded in 1920–25; neuro- + chemistry

Example Sentences

The simple test kit was then mailed to the neurochemistry department at the University of Gothenburg, where established biomarkers for Alzheimer's, such as pTau217, were analyzed.

From Science Daily

Central hub of the study is a laboratory environment in neurochemistry, located at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal, with professors Kaj Blennow and Henrik Zetterberg at the helm.

From Science Daily

These neurons are terrible at repairing themselves, said Henrik Zetterberg, a professor of neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

From Slate

"The system itself is really groundbreaking," said Orly Reiner, the Berstein-Mason Professorial Chair of Neurochemistry at Weizmann and co-author of the study who developed cellular tools to identify neural cell types in the model.

From Science Daily

"Our group is describing the first 'fast' neurochemistry recorded by voltammetry from conscious humans," said Read Montague, co-corresponding and senior author of the study, the VTC Vernon Mountcastle research professor at Virginia Tech, and director of the Center for Human Neuroscience Research and the Human Neuroimaging Laboratory of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.

From Science Daily