neurolinguistics

[ noo r-oh-ling-gwis-tiks, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks, ˌnyʊər- /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.

Origin of neurolinguistics

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + linguistics

OTHER WORDS FROM neurolinguistics

neu·ro·lin·guist, noun neu·ro·lin·guis·tic, adjective

Words nearby neurolinguistics

neurolemma cell, neuroleptanalgesia, neuroleptanesthesia, neuroleptic, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, neurolinguistics, neurological, neurologist, neurology, neurolysin, neurolysis

British Dictionary definitions for neurolinguistics

neurolinguistics
/ (ˌnjʊərəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of linguistics that deals with the encoding of the language faculty in the brain