neuroscientist

American  

[nyoo-roh-sahy-uhnt-ist] / ˈnjʊ roʊˈsaɪ ənt ɪst /

noun

1. a person who studies neuroscience.

---

Explanation

If you are fascinated by brains, you might want to be a neuroscientist — a scientist who studies the way the brain and the nervous system work. There are many different areas of neuroscience that a neuroscientist can focus on, including behavioral studies and research into disorders and diseases that affect the nervous system. As a neuroscientist, you might work for a university, a government agency, or a private business like a pharmaceutical company. The word neuroscientist takes scientist, a hybrid of scientia, "knowledge," and artist, and adds neuro, "pertaining to the nervous system."

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

neuroscientist

Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock its mysteries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

I grew up to be a cognitive neuroscientist, and these memories resurfaced recently during my research on the transmission of trauma across generations.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

That has been the practice since the pioneering work of Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal more than a century ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Andrew Huberman, a Stanford neuroscientist, podcaster and cold-exposure advocate, is approvingly cited by Mr. Ballard, who calls Mr. Huberman the “Obi-Wan Kenobi of lifehackers” and “a household name.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Not long afterward, he built his first pair of NeuroLink glasses at his father’s computer repair shop, with his neuroscientist mother’s input.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---