neuroscientist

American  

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

noun

1. a person who studies neuroscience.

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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."

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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

Gloria Roldan Urgoiti, MD, is an oncologist who specializes in brain cancers, while Wee Yong, PhD, is a neuroscientist who studies how the immune system affects the brain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 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

For the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, the essence of consciousness is as much in our feelings as in our thoughts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

We were required to write a research paper for Psychology and I chose it as my subject, then used the paper as an excuse to interrogate every neuroscientist and cognitive specialist at the university.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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