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
adjective
ˌnyu̇r-
or less commonly neurophysiologic
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-jik
ˌnyu̇r-
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Because even the greatest engineering is no match for human neurophysiology in restoring sight.
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New Atlas, 29 July 2024
Not much is known about the neurophysiology or psychology of this phenomenon, sometimes called ticker taping, even though a reference to it first appeared in the scientific literature in the late 19th century.
—Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024
The Hodgkin-Huxley model became the foundation of modern neurophysiology.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
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
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New Atlas, 29 July 2024
Not much is known about the neurophysiology or psychology of this phenomenon, sometimes called ticker taping, even though a reference to it first appeared in the scientific literature in the late 19th century.
—Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024
The Hodgkin-Huxley model became the foundation of modern neurophysiology.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
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
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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
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