neuroscience

noun

neu·​ro·​sci·​ence ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 

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: 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

Beyond brain tumors, other advances across neuroscience, like corrective spine surgery, have allowed doctors to restore posture and mobility in patients with severe spinal deformities. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Modern neuroscience shows that both hemispheres work together for almost all complex tasks. — Sharon Daniels, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Swaab studies the neuroscience of language while Mangun studies the neural mechanisms of attention. — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 30 June 2026

As genetics, psychology, and neuroscience ascended, the twentieth century sent physiognomy back into disrepute, and today, from Lavater to Lombroso, its promoters may seem a racist shade of quaint. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neuroscience

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