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neurobehavioral

neurobehavioral

1 7.5
About how the brain affects actions and feelings
  • adjective
  • /ˌnjʊəroʊbɪˈheɪvjərəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neuroconductual
  • Researchers are exploring the neurobehavioral impacts of stress on children in urban environments.
  • neurobehavioral function
  • neurobehavioral development
  • neurobehavioral measures

Examples

  • The therapy focuses on improving neurobehavioral skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

  • The neurobehavioral findings are scattered across a wide array of measures, most of which have been used in few studies.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The results of these studies on mice and monkeys demonstrated a range of neurobehavioral effects.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Newborns frequently present with low birth weights, small head circumferences, and neurobehavioral difficulties such as irritability, poor feeding, and excessive crying.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In this study, we examined the effects of prenatal exposure to three neurotoxicants on infant cognitive development using neurobehavioral tasks assessing different domains of cognition.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood and can be associated with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and physical comorbidities.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The scientist published a groundbreaking paper on neurobehavioral patterns observed in patients with anxiety disorders.

Synonyms

neuropsychological
vsneurobehavioral
  • Specialized
1 8.2

About how the brain affects thoughts and behavior

relates the whole nervous system broadly to behavior rather than only brain-based psychology

Surface Forms

neurobehavioral positive

Morphology

neurobehavioral = behavioral (transparent) = neuro + behavior + al

The word is formed in a regular way from neuro- plus behavioral, and the meaning is directly recoverable from the parts.

Etymology

Neurobehavioral begins with neuro- meaning 'nerve', as in neuron, and ends with behavior, meaning 'how someone acts'. So, neurobehavioral describes how the nerves or brain affect a person's actions and feelings.