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neuronaut

neuronaut noun: one who studies the brain and its workings, especially with regard to the effects of psychedelic drugs.

Noun

neuronaut (plural neuronauts)

  1. (rare) One who studies the brain and its workings, especially with regard to the effects of psychedelic drugs.
    • In the film-colony of Hollywood brave neuronauts like Oscar Janiger MD charted the course of Cary Grant and hundreds of brain-settlers.1996, John Cunningham Lilly, The Scientist: A Metaphysical Autobiography
    • […] and everyone's favorite neuronaut, Timothy Leary, all of whom kindly consented to Steamshovel interviews before moving to the higher plane of existence.2002, Kenn Thomas, Popular Paranoia: A Steamshovel Press Anthology

Forms of neuronaut

pluralneuronauts

Origin of neuronaut

From neuro- + -naut.

Questions about neuronaut

What does neuronaut mean?
Neuronaut means one who studies the brain and its workings, especially with regard to the effects of psychedelic drugs.
What part of speech is neuronaut?
Neuronaut is a noun.
What is the plural of neuronaut?
The plural of neuronaut is neuronauts.

Words near neuronaut in the dictionary

  1. neuron
  2. neuron activation
  3. neuronal
  4. neuronally
  5. neuronatin
  6. neuronaut
  7. neuronauts
  8. neuronavigate
  9. neuronavigated
  10. neuronavigating
  11. neuronavigation

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