neuroscience

noun

neu·​ro·​sci·​ence ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s How to pronounce neuroscience (audio)
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: 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
neuroscientific
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik How to pronounce neuroscience (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
adjective
neuroscientist
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən-tist How to pronounce neuroscience (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
noun

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Eli Lilly is acquiring AtaiBeckley, the developer of psychedelic treatments for mental health conditions, to expand its portfolio of neuroscience medicines, the company said Thursday. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 July 2026 To that point, experts in neuroscience and AI think that the difficulty of old dogs learning new tricks is significantly underappreciated. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026 And that led her to dive into neuroscience and social science to understand why. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026 These predictive systems are becoming an important focus of neuroscience research. — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for neuroscience

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1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neuroscience was in 1963

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neuroscience

noun
neu·​ro·​sci·​ence ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s How to pronounce neuroscience (audio)
: 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 How to pronounce neuroscience (audio)
adjective

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