neurobiology
noun
neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌnu̇r-ō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
ˌnyu̇r-
: a branch of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system
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Advertisement In 2022, Stanford became engulfed in controversy after the Stanford Daily published an investigation questioning Tessier-Lavigne’s neurobiology research.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Huberman, a neurobiology professor at Stanford, rose to prominence several years ago by making science explainer videos and appearing as a guest on shows like The Joe Rogan Experience and Lex Fridman Podcast.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
In the podcast, Dial blends ideas based in neurology, neurobiology and psychology to help listeners implement positive change.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
Deanna Barch, who studies the neurobiology of mental illnesses at Washington University in St. Louis, is intrigued by the triple network theory.
—Nora Bradford, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2024
And so, people were interested in the neurobiology of this.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
These studies probed some basic principles of mouse neurobiology, but many experts in this field say MoSeq and similar tools could broadly revolutionize animal and human health research in the near future.
—Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
Advances in neurobiology and genetics have gone a long way toward explaining the intricate processes that control overeating.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
And now for some science With the system working better than random chance, the researchers decided to use it to ask some basic neurobiology questions.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 May 2023
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Huberman, a neurobiology professor at Stanford, rose to prominence several years ago by making science explainer videos and appearing as a guest on shows like The Joe Rogan Experience and Lex Fridman Podcast.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
In the podcast, Dial blends ideas based in neurology, neurobiology and psychology to help listeners implement positive change.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
Deanna Barch, who studies the neurobiology of mental illnesses at Washington University in St. Louis, is intrigued by the triple network theory.
—Nora Bradford, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2024
And so, people were interested in the neurobiology of this.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
These studies probed some basic principles of mouse neurobiology, but many experts in this field say MoSeq and similar tools could broadly revolutionize animal and human health research in the near future.
—Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
Advances in neurobiology and genetics have gone a long way toward explaining the intricate processes that control overeating.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
And now for some science With the system working better than random chance, the researchers decided to use it to ask some basic neurobiology questions.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 May 2023
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First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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neurobiology
noun
neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy
-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
plural neurobiologies
: a branch of science that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system
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