neurolinguist
/ˌnʊroʊˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
noun
- A scientist who studies how language is processed in the brain.
- The neurolinguist presented new research on how children learn grammar.
- The university hired a neurolinguist to lead the new language and cognition lab.
- As a neurolinguist, she works with patients who have lost the ability to speak after a stroke.