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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The Sagol School is now Israel’s largest and leading neuroscience institute with over 100 research groups led by internationally renowned scientists and clinicians.
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Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
Other institutes at Stanford consider such lofty subjects as neuroscience, foreign policy, and public affairs.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2024
The answers lie in the neuroscience of brain development.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
There isn’t a perfect way to judge someone’s mental fitness for office, Jamie Reilly, a professor of speech-language pathology and neuroscience in the College of Public Health at Temple University in Philadelphia, previously told USA TODAY.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
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Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
Other institutes at Stanford consider such lofty subjects as neuroscience, foreign policy, and public affairs.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2024
The answers lie in the neuroscience of brain development.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
There isn’t a perfect way to judge someone’s mental fitness for office, Jamie Reilly, a professor of speech-language pathology and neuroscience in the College of Public Health at Temple University in Philadelphia, previously told USA TODAY.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
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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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