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cerebrophysiology

cerebrophysiology noun: the study of the brain, focussing on its structure and functions.

Noun

cerebrophysiology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the brain, focussing on its structure and functions.
    • It has been suggested by an acute student of cerebrophysiology that the white matter of the brain deals wholly with inhibiting the lower centres; and if inhibiting means the shaping of the action of the lower centres, this view seems very plausible.1902, Gabriel Compayré, The Intellectual and Moral Development of the Child
    • Research in anatomy and the physiology of the brain, the discovery of the microscopic structure of the brain, and the application of experimental methods to cerebrophysiology added to our stock of knowledge.1925, Arthur Frank Payne, Organization of Vocational Guidance

Examples of cerebrophysiology in a sentence

  • Such observations not only led him to reject the evidence of the senses but also to assert that "experiments with human beings could only be conducted by experts in cerebrophysiology."1983, Bulletin of the History of Medicine - Volume 57, Issues 3-4, page 571:
  • In medical science, he focused especially on cerebrophysiology and conducted pathological research into Alzheimer's disease.2015, Mitsuo Nagamachi, Anitawati Mohd Lokman, Kansei Innovation, →ISBN:

Origin of cerebrophysiology

From cerebro- + physiology.

Questions about cerebrophysiology

What does cerebrophysiology mean?
Cerebrophysiology means the study of the brain, focussing on its structure and functions.
How do you use cerebrophysiology in a sentence?
Such observations not only led him to reject the evidence of the senses but also to assert that "experiments with human beings could only be conducted by experts in cerebrophysiology."
What part of speech is cerebrophysiology?
Cerebrophysiology is a noun.

Words near cerebrophysiology in the dictionary

  1. cerebropathy
  2. cerebropedal
  3. cerebroperfusion
  4. cerebropetal
  5. cerebrophagy
  6. cerebrophysiology
  7. cerebroplacental
  8. cerebropleural
  9. cerebroprotectant
  10. cerebroprotectants
  11. cerebroprotection

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