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

However, coaching synchronicity tends to rely on being with one another in person so that our neurobiology interacts to bring calm and so forth. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

Made Locally Kamb started his graduate work in 2022 in the lab of Surya Ganguli, a physicist at Stanford who also has appointments in neurobiology and electrical engineering. —Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2025

But David Corey, a professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School who is developing therapies for childhood deafness, has no doubt about the cause of his funding cut. —Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 July 2025

Lynch’s goal is to major in neurobiology physiology behavior at UC Davis. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025

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