the study of the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology of the nervous system
Derived forms
neuroscientist (ˈneuroˌscientist)
noun
neuroscience in American English
(ˌnʊroʊˈsaɪəns; ˌ njʊroʊˈsaɪəns)
noun
any science dealing with the functions, abnormalities, etc. of the nervous system
Derived forms
neuroscientist (ˌneuroˈscientist)
noun
Examples of 'neuroscience' in a sentence
neuroscience
Recent advances in neuroscience and physiology prove that it is also a physical process.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But within the framework of modern neuroscience it is the blink of an eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The former neuroscience student had dyed his hair red and wore a gas mask and body armour.
The Sun (2015)
But modern neuroscience is getting closer to explaining our simultaneous desire to be good and our trouble sticking to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In those of modern neuroscience, it is the result of an abundance of serotonin and dopamine.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Suffice to conclude here that cognitive neuroscience and artificial intelligence will both play a role in evaluation of some new and some old theories of reading.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
It doesn't matter whether the domain is music, visual arts or cognitive neuroscience.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In support of his thesis, he marshals an impressive array of recent evidence from neuroscience, evolutionary biology and the social sciences.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A Scottish former neuroscience student turned pop songwriter, now a star.