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

The neuroscience backs this up: Research shows that when your heart rhythm becomes coherent, your entire nervous system synchronizes. —Sahar Andrade, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

In neuroscience, this is known as neuroplasticity, and midlife appears to be a surprisingly fertile time for it. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025

After receiving his bachelor's degree in biology from Rutgers, Krein went on to get a master's degree in neuroscience and a PhD in cell and developmental biology from New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School before heading to medical school at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. —Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025

The neuroscience behind this phenomenon involves dopamine, a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in motivation and reward processing. —Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 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