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

neurobiological

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

neurobiologist

ˌnu̇r-ō-bī-ˈä-lə-jist 

ˌnyu̇r-

noun

Examples of neurobiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The results offer clues to the potential neurobiology underlying what makes male mammals tend to their children, although the study was obviously limited to mice. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026

Beyond neurobiology, one of the most common threads underlying difficult relationships is what psychologists call insecure attachment. —Jessica A. Stern, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026

However, this is a view that was largely anchored in human neurobiology, which placed animals like fish at the bottom of the intelligence hierarchy. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026

Unlike traditional sleep aids that rely on masking noise or sedative effects, Spatial Sleep is designed to work with the user’s neurobiology. —Soundhealth, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neurobiology

• bacteriology
• biotechnology
• dialectology
• ecclesiology
• endocrinology
• epistemology
• geochronology
• geomorphology
• histopathology
• hydrogeology
• kinesiology
• meteorology

Medical Definition

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

neurobiological

-ˌbī-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

also neurobiologic

-ik 

neurobiologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb