neuroscience
noun
neu·ro·sci·ence
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
ˌnyu̇r-
: a branch (such 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
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The Salk Institute is a research nonprofit organization where scientists investigate everything from neuroscience to plant chemistry.
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Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
This success is the result of focused will and resources; National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for cancer has topped $7.2 billion, compared to $2.8 billion for neuroscience.
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Rodriguez has a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from Illinois Wesleyan University and master's degrees in public health and nursing from Johns Hopkins University, according to her LinkedIn.
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The sea slug, Kukushkin said, can complicate neuroscience’s behavioral bias.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
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Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
This success is the result of focused will and resources; National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for cancer has topped $7.2 billion, compared to $2.8 billion for neuroscience.
—Shahriar Minokadeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Rodriguez has a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from Illinois Wesleyan University and master's degrees in public health and nursing from Johns Hopkins University, according to her LinkedIn.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
The sea slug, Kukushkin said, can complicate neuroscience’s behavioral bias.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
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neuroscience
noun
neu·ro·sci·ence
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s
: 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
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