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

Sumitomo Pharma develops and markets prescription medicines across multiple therapeutic areas, including neuroscience, oncology and regenerative medicine. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026

Curatolo is the chief medical officer at 4E Therapeutics, a neuroscience company developing treatments for pain. —Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026

Purim and the neuroscience of reversal Purim is a holiday of hafuch, of turning upside down. —Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026

The Sleep Lab experience was developed with input from Matthew Walker, PhD, a professor of neuroscience and psychology and founder of the Center for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley. —Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 17 Feb. 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