Relating to the chemical content of the
brain and the surrounding
cerebrospinal fluid. These chemicals include hormones that influence everything from sexual development to water content of the body, as well as
neurotransmitters that allow
neurons to communicate, giving rise to all
thought,
perception, and
emotion, as well as
sensation and
movement.
This term may also be used as a
noun.
In
psychology, people sometimes form a
dichotomy between neurochemical solutions and
psychological solutions. While drugs may be more directly neurochemical than talking, my stance is that
neurochemistry and psychology are intimately intertwined, perhaps identical. Anything that you experience will be reflected in your brain, and anything big that happens to your brain will affect you.