neurobiology
noun
neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌnu̇r-ō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
ˌnyu̇r-
: a branch of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system
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Still, little is known about the neurobiology of NDEs.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
In 2006, a group of plant scientists published a provocative article arguing that the field had been censoring itself, failing to ask the questions about the possible parallels between neurobiology and phytobiology.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Since then, only a few research teams have attempted to empirically investigate the neurobiology of NDEs.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Put simply, neurobiology, endocrinology, and developmental psychology all paint a grim picture of our lives as social beings.
—Robert Sapolsky, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
In 2006, a group of plant scientists published a provocative article arguing that the field had been censoring itself, failing to ask the questions about the possible parallels between neurobiology and phytobiology.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Since then, only a few research teams have attempted to empirically investigate the neurobiology of NDEs.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Put simply, neurobiology, endocrinology, and developmental psychology all paint a grim picture of our lives as social beings.
—Robert Sapolsky, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
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neurobiology
noun
neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy
-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
plural neurobiologies
: a branch of science that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system
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