Definition of "neuropharmacology" [neuropharmacology]

• The study of the action of drugs on the nervous system. (noun)

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• "It is plausible that research into fields such as neuropharmacology, neuroimaging, and brain-machine interactions may be on the verge of major conceptual breakthroughs, but transitioning this research from the lab to the field, be that civil or military, may not be easy or even feasible."
• "BTW, is cosmetic neuropharmacology when you take drugs so you have hallucinations that you are more attractive than, objectively you actually are?"
• "By developing experimental models that integrate electrophysiology, neuropharmacology, molecular genetics, functional anatomy, and behavior, Wilson opens new avenues for exploring a central issue in neurobiology – how neural circuits are organized to sense and react to a complex environment."