NEUROBIOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neurobiological mean? 

• NEUROBIOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective NEUROBIOLOGICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the biological study of the nervous system

  Familiarity information: NEUROBIOLOGICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

• NEUROBIOLOGICAL (adverb)
  The adverb NEUROBIOLOGICAL has 1 sense:

1. with respect to neurobiology

  Familiarity information: NEUROBIOLOGICAL used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUROBIOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the biological study of the nervous system

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

neurobiology (the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system)

Derivation:

neurobiology (the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system)

• NEUROBIOLOGICAL (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With respect to neurobiology

Context example:

explain the phenomenon neurobiologically

Pertainym:

neurobiological (of or relating to the biological study of the nervous system)

 Context examples 

The switch from childhood to adolescence brought about neurobiological, psychological and neuro-adaptive changes, which happen at the same time as important physical and hormonal transformations.

(Half of mental health disorders arise in adolescence, SciDev.Net)

This immunoconjugate targets the dopamine-beta-hydroxylase enzyme localized on adrenergic nerves in the brainstem particular medulla and pons, thereby could be used to study neurodegenerative disorders and/or address fundamental neurobiological questions.

(Anti-Dopamine-b-Hydroxylase Monoclonal Antibody-Saporin, NCI Thesaurus)

Kirsten Hilger, Christian Fiebach and Ulrike Basten from the Department of Psychology at Goethe University Frankfurt combined functional MRI brain scans from over 300 persons with modern graph theoretical network analysis methods to investigate the neurobiological basis of human intelligence.

(Smart People Have Better Connected Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)