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
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Make sure that Inside Out’s creative, innovative story about the voices inside a kid’s brain reflects actual, factual neuroscience.
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Rosemary Counter, TIME, 14 June 2024
Hot-car deaths mostly result of accidents Parental stress can increase the likelihood of memory lapses, according to a prominent cognitive neuroscience expert who has researched the function of memory in such tragedies.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
On an overcast February afternoon, Martial was meeting with the 20 members of her neuroscience laboratory when her phone began to ring.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Every single neuroscientist who ever thought these are the key for understanding the big questions in neuroscience went home and applied for a DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration] license and wants to work on psychedelics.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2024
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Rosemary Counter, TIME, 14 June 2024
Hot-car deaths mostly result of accidents Parental stress can increase the likelihood of memory lapses, according to a prominent cognitive neuroscience expert who has researched the function of memory in such tragedies.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
On an overcast February afternoon, Martial was meeting with the 20 members of her neuroscience laboratory when her phone began to ring.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Every single neuroscientist who ever thought these are the key for understanding the big questions in neuroscience went home and applied for a DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration] license and wants to work on psychedelics.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2024
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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
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