neuroscience

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

/ ˌnʊər oʊˈsaɪ əns, ˌnyʊər- /

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noun

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

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Origin of neuroscience

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + science

OTHER WORDS FROM neuroscience

neu·ro·sci·en·tif·ic, adjectiveneu·ro·sci·en·tist, noun

Words nearby neuroscience

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How to use neuroscience in a sentence

The book is a deep dive into modern neuroscience, peppered with surprising explanations for how we think, dream, remember, and perceive.
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More than 20 frameworks, guidelines, principles have been developed to handle neuroscience, she says.
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For instance, for more than a decade, Robert Sapolsky ran a neuroscience lab at Stanford University for half the year.
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It also destroyed our neuroscience research center, classrooms and student center.
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In general, though, the film’s treatment of the psychology and neuroscience of the attention-extraction economy is compelling.
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The son of Taiwanese immigrants, he grew up in California and earned his PhD in neuroscience at Stanford.
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The Human Brain Project (HBP) is a massive neuroscience research endeavor funded in large part by the European Union.
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In the ad, they cite an article published by several Norwegian scientists in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience.
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One of the professors of neuroscience and neurotechnology I worked with is very optimistic.
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Tom LeClair on a confusing mix of neuroscience, George W. Bush, and unreliability.
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British Dictionary definitions for neuroscience

neuroscience

/ (ˈnjʊərəʊˌsaɪəns) /

noun

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

Derived forms of neuroscience

neuroscientist, noun

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Medical definitions for neuroscience

neuroscience

[ nur′ō-sī′əns ]

Any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system.