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
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From the standpoint of neuroscience this is not only spiritual.
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Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
In neuroscience, love appears as patterns of brain activity and hormones.
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
But current childhood obesity prevention programs mostly focus on nutrition education and physical activity, which too often fail to produce lasting improvements, said Sinha, the Foundations Fund Professor in Psychiatry and a professor in neuroscience and in child study at Yale School of Medicine.
—Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
In spite of this gap, modern neuroscience has made significant progress mapping the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) — identifying patterns and brain regions that reliably track specific conscious states.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
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Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
In neuroscience, love appears as patterns of brain activity and hormones.
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
But current childhood obesity prevention programs mostly focus on nutrition education and physical activity, which too often fail to produce lasting improvements, said Sinha, the Foundations Fund Professor in Psychiatry and a professor in neuroscience and in child study at Yale School of Medicine.
—Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
In spite of this gap, modern neuroscience has made significant progress mapping the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) — identifying patterns and brain regions that reliably track specific conscious states.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
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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
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