noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
neurochemistry
Academic term for the study of chemicals, including neurotransmitters and other molecules, that influence the nervous system.
神経化学は脳内の化学物質を研究する学問だ。
Neurochemistry is the field that studies chemical substances in the brain.
彼は神経化学の最新の論文を読んでいる。
He is reading the latest paper on neurochemistry.
神経科学 (neuroscience) is a broader field encompassing all scientific study of the nervous system, while 神経化学 (neurochemistry) focuses specifically on its chemical aspects.
Compound of 神経 (nerve) and 化学 (chemistry), directly corresponding to the English term 'neurochemistry'.