neuroendocrinology
noun
neu·ro·en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌen-də-kri-ˈnä-lə-jē 
-(ˌ)krī-,
ˌnyu̇r-
: a branch of the life sciences dealing with neurosecretion and the physiological interaction between the central nervous system and the endocrine system
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These examples of changing neuroendocrinology—or brain regulation of the body’s hormonal activity—confirmed something that Hrdy had noticed in her own life.
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Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Sari van Anders, the research chair in social neuroendocrinology at Queen’s University, in Ontario, told me by email.
—Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2022
Morrison earned a bachelor's degree in animal science from LSU and his Ph.D. in animal science, reproductive physiology and neuroendocrinology from the University of Missouri.
—NOLA.com, 24 Jan. 2021
In response to the new study, Wallen, a professor of psychology and behavioral neuroendocrinology at Emory University, questions some of the statistical conclusions.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 18 July 2019
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Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Sari van Anders, the research chair in social neuroendocrinology at Queen’s University, in Ontario, told me by email.
—Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2022
Morrison earned a bachelor's degree in animal science from LSU and his Ph.D. in animal science, reproductive physiology and neuroendocrinology from the University of Missouri.
—NOLA.com, 24 Jan. 2021
In response to the new study, Wallen, a professor of psychology and behavioral neuroendocrinology at Emory University, questions some of the statistical conclusions.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 18 July 2019
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neuroendocrinology
noun
neu·ro·en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
-ˌen-də-kri-ˈnäl-ə-jē, -(ˌ)krī-
plural neuroendocrinologies
: a branch of science dealing with neurosecretion and the physiological interaction between the central nervous system and the endocrine system
neuroendocrinological
adjective
also neuroendocrinologic
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