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 technology will eventually extend beyond neuroscience into fields like immunology and cancer research. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

This theory, also known as active inference or the free energy principle, has become one of the most important frameworks in neuroscience for understanding how the brain works as a whole. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Those conversations explored his guests’ motivations, insecurities, and ambitions, eventually broadening the show’s scope to subjects ranging from neuroscience and psychology to performance and sports. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Bruce Svare is professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at the State University of New York at Albany. — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 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