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

Pain is ultimately constructed by the brain, and one of the best pieces of evidence neuroscience has for that is phantom limb pain. —Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026

Masud Husain is a professor of neurology and cognitive neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow at New College, Oxford. —Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026

Wang turned to his supporters, who included a pediatrician, a genomics researcher, and a Princeton University neuroscience colleague. —Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Venkatesh Murthy, PhD, a Harvard University professor who specializes in the neuroscience of smell, tells me this phenomenon may be possible because of the way our brains are structured. —Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neuroscience

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