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

The project was supported by DARPA’s Neural Engineering Systems Design program, combining advances in microelectronics, computational neuroscience, and neurosurgical techniques. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025

The study also showed that brain clocks, a relatively new tool gaining steam in neuroscience, can be used to monitor interventions aimed at improving brain health, Ibanez said. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025

For Hernandez, a second-year neuroscience student at UC Santa Cruz, the technology offers a hands-on extension of her biology classes. —Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025

Three years into her graduate studies at MIT, Fedorenko pivoted again, this time into neuroscience. —Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 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