neuroscience
noun
neu·ro·sci·ence
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
ˌnyu̇r-
: a branch (such as neurophysiology) of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and especially with their relation to behavior and learning
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Benjamin Deneen, the paper’s lead author, tells Popular Science that in the early days of neuroscience, research tended to focus on neurons, treating other cells as relatively unimportant support structures.
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Helen Thomson is a writer and author with a BSc in neuroscience from the University of Bristol and an MSc in science communication from Imperial College London.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Once the idea was in place, the next step was getting Hannah Telle to agree to come back to voice her character — a task that could have proved quite difficult, seeing as Telle had left showbiz to study neuroscience.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
The big picture: The drug is part of a focus that's made neuroscience one of the pharmaceutical industry's fastest-growing market segments and prompted Bristol Myers to buy the drug's developer, Karuna Therapeutics, for $14 billion late last year.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Helen Thomson is a writer and author with a BSc in neuroscience from the University of Bristol and an MSc in science communication from Imperial College London.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Once the idea was in place, the next step was getting Hannah Telle to agree to come back to voice her character — a task that could have proved quite difficult, seeing as Telle had left showbiz to study neuroscience.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
The big picture: The drug is part of a focus that's made neuroscience one of the pharmaceutical industry's fastest-growing market segments and prompted Bristol Myers to buy the drug's developer, Karuna Therapeutics, for $14 billion late last year.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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neuroscience
noun
neu·ro·sci·ence
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s
: a branch (as neurophysiology) of science that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and especially their relation to behavior and learning
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