neuroscience
noun
neu·ro·sci·ence
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
ˌnyu̇r-
: 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
Examples of neuroscience in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
What The Mole’s Hunting Apparatus Teaches Us As Catania summarized in a 2011 review in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, the star-nosed mole has become one of neuroscience’s most instructive model systems precisely because its specialization is so extreme.
—
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Leading the way are first author Megan Fitzhugh, an assistant professor of neurosciences in the UCSD School of Medicine, and Judy Pa, a neurosciences professor and the study’s corresponding author.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The start of the 21st century saw a shift in consciousness research, when scientists began using the tools of neuroscience to try to understand consciousness.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Considered the father of modern neuroscience, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1906.
—Marisa Guthrie For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for neuroscience
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Leading the way are first author Megan Fitzhugh, an assistant professor of neurosciences in the UCSD School of Medicine, and Judy Pa, a neurosciences professor and the study’s corresponding author.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The start of the 21st century saw a shift in consciousness research, when scientists began using the tools of neuroscience to try to understand consciousness.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Considered the father of modern neuroscience, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1906.
—Marisa Guthrie For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for neuroscience
Cite this Entry
“Neuroscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuroscience. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
Copy CitationMedical 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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
