neuroscience

[ noor-oh-sahy-uhns, nyoor- ]

noun

1. the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.

neuroscience

/ ˈnjʊərəʊˌsaɪəns /

noun

1. the study of the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology of the nervous system

Derived Forms

• ˈneuroˌscientist, noun

Other Words From

• neuro·scien·tific adjective
• neuro·scien·tist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroscience¹

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + science

Example Sentences

"Understanding the structure of axons is important for understanding brain cell signaling," says Shigeki Watanabe, Ph.D., associate professor of cell biology and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

From Science Daily

Flip open any neuroscience textbook and the depiction of a neuron will be roughly the same: a blobby, amoebalike cell body shooting out a long, thick strand.

From Science Magazine

In the other version, the background and methods are the same, but the results have been modified by experts in the relevant neuroscience domain to a plausible but incorrect outcome.

From Science Daily

Together, they helped demonstrate VAME's utility for neuroscience research in a study published in Communications Biology.

From Science Daily

"This is a common technique used in neuroscience, especially in well-studied organisms like mice. For amphibians, it was thought that it could not be done," says Vijatovic.

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