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neuroendocrinology

[ noor-oh-en-doh-kruh-nol-uh-jee, -krahy-, nyoor- ]

noun

  1. the study of the anatomical and physiological interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems.


neuroendocrinology

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˌɛndəʊkrɪˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of neuroendocrine systems and neurohormones
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Other Words From

  • neuro·endo·cri·nolo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroendocrinology1

First recorded in 1920–25; neuro- + endocrinology
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Example Sentences

“I think this is a first bit of neurobiological insight into one of the most interesting things about us as a species,” says Robert Sapolsky, a neuroendocrinology researcher at Stanford University, who was not directly involved in the research but helped review the new paper.

“I do not see humans becoming extinct, but I do see family lines ending for a subset of people who are infertile,” Andrea Gore, a professor of neuroendocrinology at the University of Texas at Austin, told me.

For example, Geoffrey Harris, a physiologist who established the field of neuroendocrinology, employed a chemist to isolate a brain hormone in the late 1970s.

From Nature

Bruce McEwen, who heads the Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at Rockefeller University, said that experiences shape the brain and body.

In response to the new study, Wallen, a professor of psychology and behavioral neuroendocrinology at Emory University, questions some of the statistical conclusions.

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