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neuroscience

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noun neu·ro·sci·ence \-ˈsī-ən(t)s\

Simple Definition of neuroscience

  • : the scientific study of nerves and especially of how nerves affect learning and behavior

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of neuroscience

  1. :  a branch (as neurophysiology) of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and especially with their relation to behavior and learning

neuroscientific

play \-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik\ adjective

neuroscientist

play \-ˈsī-ən-tist\ noun

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1963

First Known Use of neuroscience

1963

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neuroscience

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noun neu·ro·sci·ence \ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s\

Medical Definition of neuroscience

  1. :  a branch (as neurophysiology) of science that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and especially their relation to behavior and learning

neuroscientific

\-ˌsī-ən-ˈtif-ik\play adjective


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