Definition of Neuroscience

1. Noun. The scientific study of the nervous system.

Generic synonyms: Neurobiology
Specialized synonyms: Neurophysiology, Brain Science, Cognitive Neuroscience
Examples of category: Axonal
Derivative terms: Neuroscientist

Definition of Neuroscience

1. Noun. The scientific study of the nervous system. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neuroscience

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Neuroscience

neuroregeneration
neurorehabilitation
neurorelapse
neuroreparative
neurorescue
neuroretinitis
neurorrhaphy
neurosal
neurosarcocleisis
neurosarcoid
neurosarcoidosis
neurosarcoma
neurosarcomas
neurosarcomata
neuroschwannoma
neuroscience (current term)
neurosciences
neuroscientific
neuroscientifically
neuroscientist
neuroscientists
neurosecretion
neurosecretions
neurosecretory
neurosecretory cell
neurosecretory cells
neurosecretory substance
neurosecretory systems
neurosensiferous
neurosensory

Literary usage of Neuroscience

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"Conference on Molecular Genetic neuroscience On my return to NRP on 28 February 1980, I decided to attend a meeting of the Federation of American Societies ..."

2. Understanding the Brain: Towards a New Learning Science by OECD Staff (2002)
"What cognitive neuroscience can tell... "My brain? ... The most recently established, and probably the most important, is cognitive neuroscience. ..."

3. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"... A neuroscience of Memory for the 21st Century* CHRISTOPHER PITTENGER AND ERIC R. KANDEL A THE OTHER essays in this volume make clear, in the last few ..."

4. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"One of the clearest messages from that exercise was to mine the rich vein of molecular neuroscience which had recently been opened. ..."

5. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"7.1.5 An Example of Using Cyberinfrastructure for neuroscience Research The Biomédical Informatics Research Network (BIRN) project is a nationwide effort by ..."

6. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"In neuroscience research, methods are becoming available to explore the mechanisms underlying such complex biological and behavioral responses as alcohol ..."

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