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neuroscientist

American  
[nyoo-roh-sahy-uhnt-ist] / ˈnyʊ roʊˈsaɪ ənt ɪst /

noun

  1. a person who studies neuroscience.


Example Sentences

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He’s a neuroscientist and played a role in creating the only working treatment for Alzheimer’s and dementia.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The neuroscientist Anil Seth says the brain is a “prediction machine,” and selfhood a useful hallucination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

For women like Lauren Aulet, a neuroscientist and assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, the files revealed conversations that were more brash than she expected.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

In later research led by neuroscientist Nitin Gogtay, participants as young as four were scanned every two years.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

Earlier in the day, an unusually temperate February morning, one of Dr. Atchley’s cognitive neuroscientist students had asked him about the scientific validity of intelligent design.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel