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

neuroscientific

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

neuroscientist

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən-tist 

ˌnyu̇r-

noun

Examples of neuroscience in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The start of the 21st century saw a shift in consciousness research, when scientists began using the tools of neuroscience to try to understand consciousness. —Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026

Considered the father of modern neuroscience, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1906. —Marisa Guthrie For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026

The case for this argument is made even more compelling by appealing to neuroscience as the evidence base for these assertions. —Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

In its early days the company employed about 100 leading scientists in machine learning and computational neuroscience from dozens of countries to work on these problems. —Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neuroscience

• appliance
• compliance
• defiance
• reliance
• geoscience
• noncompliance
• pseudoscience
• science

Medical Definition

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

neuroscientific

-ˌsī-ən-ˈtif-ik 

adjective