neuroscientist
Americannoun
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."
Vocabulary lists containing neuroscientist
"Magic and the Brain," Vocabulary from the magazine article
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G.1: Principles of Geography (Sources 1–14)
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Example Sentences
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He’s a neuroscientist and played a role in creating the only working treatment for Alzheimer’s and dementia.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The neuroscientist Anil Seth says the brain is a “prediction machine,” and selfhood a useful hallucination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
For women like Lauren Aulet, a neuroscientist and assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, the files revealed conversations that were more brash than she expected.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
Senior author Dr. Laura Bradfield, a behavioral neuroscientist, explained that habits serve an important purpose.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
Earlier in the day, an unusually temperate February morning, one of Dr. Atchley’s cognitive neuroscientist students had asked him about the scientific validity of intelligent design.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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