neuroscience

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

noun

1. 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 /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• neuroscientific adjective
• neuroscientist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroscience¹

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + science

Example Sentences

"I think it's very very unlikely that there are no autistic people among the Amish," Eva Loth, professor of cognitive neuroscience at King's College London told BBC Verify.

From BBC

Like a sidewalk marketer, she handed out fliers with an image of the brain that said, “neuroscience research matters.”

From Los Angeles Times

For Brown, that optimism extends to the innovations in neuroscience that he explores in “The Secret of Secrets.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Nicole Avena, an assistant professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai Medical School and a visiting professor of health psychology at Princeton University, wrote the book “Why Diets Fail: Because You’re Addicted to Sugar.”

From Salon

The grant suspensions affect research into areas including neuroscience, clean energy and cancer.

From Los Angeles Times