neuropharmacology
noun
neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē 
ˌnyu̇r-
1
: a branch of medical science dealing with the action of drugs on and in the nervous system
2
: the properties and reactions of a drug on and in the nervous system
neuropharmacological
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective
ˌnyu̇r-
or less commonly neuropharmacologic
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-jik
ˌnyu̇r-
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A few years ago, Wallach was conducting experiments and coauthoring articles for relatively esoteric journals of neuropharmacology.
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Wired, 28 July 2022
The receptor has proven crucial to understanding the neuropharmacology of the psychedelic experience induced by classical hallucinogens.
—Wired, 28 July 2022
The son of Sudanese immigrants living in San Diego, Jok’s father has said his son had an eye on medical school and wanted to study neuropharmacology.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022
The team was led by Manoj Doss, a postdoctoral researcher in neuropharmacology at Johns Hopkins University working under the guidance of the veteran psychedelic scientist Roland Griffiths.
—Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 14 Oct. 2020
This included three crash reconstruction specialists and a doctor of neuropharmacology who challenged the conclusions reached by a government toxicologist.
—Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
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Wired, 28 July 2022
The receptor has proven crucial to understanding the neuropharmacology of the psychedelic experience induced by classical hallucinogens.
—Wired, 28 July 2022
The son of Sudanese immigrants living in San Diego, Jok’s father has said his son had an eye on medical school and wanted to study neuropharmacology.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022
The team was led by Manoj Doss, a postdoctoral researcher in neuropharmacology at Johns Hopkins University working under the guidance of the veteran psychedelic scientist Roland Griffiths.
—Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 14 Oct. 2020
This included three crash reconstruction specialists and a doctor of neuropharmacology who challenged the conclusions reached by a government toxicologist.
—Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
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neuropharmacology
noun
neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy
ˈn(y)u̇r-ō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē
plural neuropharmacologies
1
: a branch of medical science dealing with the action of drugs on and in the nervous system
2
: the properties and reactions of a drug on and in the nervous system
the neuropharmacology of lithium
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