neurotype

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noun

A type of brain, in terms of how a person interprets and responds to social cues, etc.

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Meanings

nounneurotype (plural neurotypes)

plural neurotypes

  1. A type of brain, in terms of how a person interprets and responds to social cues, etc.

    And the neurotypes aren't random. They align with their symptom clusters along two major axes: anxiety and anhedonia (the inability to feel pleasure).

    2018, Steve Bloem, The Pastoral Handbook of Mental Illness, page 56

Origin

From neuro- + type.

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neurotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurotype

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“neurotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurotype. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurotype,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurotype.

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