neuroscience

[ noor-oh-sahy-uhns, nyoor- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.

neuroscience

/ ˈnjʊərəʊˌsaɪəns /

the study of the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology of the nervous system

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + science

The book is a deep dive into modern neuroscience, peppered with surprising explanations for how we think, dream, remember, and perceive.

More than 20 frameworks, guidelines, principles have been developed to handle neuroscience, she says.

For instance, for more than a decade, Robert Sapolsky ran a neuroscience lab at Stanford University for half the year.

It also destroyed our neuroscience research center, classrooms and student center.

From Ozy

In general, though, the film’s treatment of the psychology and neuroscience of the attention-extraction economy is compelling.

The son of Taiwanese immigrants, he grew up in California and earned his PhD in neuroscience at Stanford.

The Human Brain Project (HBP) is a massive neuroscience research endeavor funded in large part by the European Union.

In the ad, they cite an article published by several Norwegian scientists in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience.

One of the professors of neuroscience and neurotechnology I worked with is very optimistic.

Tom LeClair on a confusing mix of neuroscience, George W. Bush, and unreliability.

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