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

Rick Betzel, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Minnesota who was not involved in the research, said the findings are intriguing, but more data is needed to support the conclusions. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025

The McKnight Foundation’s mission is to advance climate solutions in the Midwest, build a more equitable Minnesota and support the arts, neuroscience and crop research in Minnesota. —Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025

Katya Rubia, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at King's College London, toldthat these AI toys could have advantages and disadvantages. —Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025

And if funding cuts and uncertainty persist, Morrison says, the field of neuroscience could lose a whole generation of scientists. —Jon Hamilton, NPR, 15 Nov. 2025

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