neuroscience

noun

neu·​ro·​sci·​ence ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 

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: 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

neuroscientific

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

neuroscientist

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən-tist 

ˌnyu̇r-

noun

Examples of neuroscience in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before taking over the neuroscience beat, Stix, as Scientific American's special projects editor, oversaw the magazine's annual single-topic special issues, conceiving of and producing issues on Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, climate change and nanotechnology. —Gary Stix, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2024

Sahar Andrade, award-winning leadership coach, author, and speaker, specializes in DEI strategies with a neuroscience perspective. —Sahar Andrade, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

Psychology and neuroscience Cómo crear un mensaje memorable, según la ciencia por Charan Ranganath Agosto 28, 2024 Resumen. —Charan Ranganath, Harvard Business Review, 28 Aug. 2024

Modern neuroscience has discovered that a similar course of action, again counterintuitive, is a beginning point to reduce reactions to the threat and going with, instead of against it. —Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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

neuroscientific

-ˌsī-ən-ˈtif-ik 

adjective