neuroscience
[noo r-oh-sahy-uh ns, nyoo r-]
- 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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Kelly G. Lambert, a neuroscientist at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, studies parenting behavior in lab animals.
In his new book, Ignorance, neuroscientist Stuart Firestein goes where most academics dare not venture.
Stuart Firestein, Author of ‘Ignorance,’ Says Not Knowing Is the Key to ScienceCasey Schwartz
April 22, 2012
Joy Hirsch, a neuroscientist at Columbia who was not involved in this research, remarked on the usefulness of its finding.
Depression Is Linked to Hyperconnectivity of Brain Regions, a New Study ShowsCasey Schwartz
February 21, 2012
Joy Hirsch, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, weighed in over email.
A while after that, a neuroscientist from Princeton came to dinner.
neuroscience
- the study of the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology of the nervous system
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neuroscience
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neuroscience
(nur′ō-sī′əns)- Any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system.
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