How to Use neurobiology in a Sentence

neurobiology

noun
Definition of neurobiologynext
  • In the years since, the study of plant neurobiology has continued to grow.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2019
  • In 2014, Boneparth teamed up with a childhood friend who has a doctorate in neurobiology.
    — Michelle Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2019
  • Understanding the neurobiology of the brain remains one of the great challenges of modern medicine.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
  • At the core of her argument is the claim that morality is rooted in neurobiology.
    — Andrew Stark, WSJ, 12 June 2019
  • The trauma researchers who surrounded her in the Boston area moved on with their work, and the field of trauma studies swung toward neurobiology.
    — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Until a couple of years ago, Tracey, like most researchers in the field, focussed on the good kind of pain; this was crucial to understanding the basic neurobiology involved.
    — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 9 May 2016
  • The bride and groom graduated cum laude from Harvard, she with a degree in neurobiology and he with a joint degree in linguistics and music.
    — New York Times, 16 July 2017
  • Thomas, the neurobiology grad from Harvard, ran a 21.61 at Olympic trials that staked her claim, however briefly, as the second-fastest woman in history.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • So the findings should be viewed more as a hint of something worth looking at further than as a clear demonstration of an important feature of neurobiology.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2023
  • This Guardian essay on the neurobiology of power and why the powerful have blindspots isn’t about boardrooms or C-suites, but the same fascinating findings apply.
    — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Advances in neurobiology are the second cause of the increased support for feeling in today’s culture.
    — Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • To date, the project has produced dozens of studies exploring dog behavior, genetics and neurobiology, across breeds and over time.
    — Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2022
  • And now for some science With the system working better than random chance, the researchers decided to use it to ask some basic neurobiology questions.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 May 2023
  • Hopper, who has done extensive research on the neurobiology of trauma, introduced me to the role that habits and reflexes have in a traumatic event.
    — Caroline Catlin, Longreads, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Scott Sussex, another founder, is a junior in applied math, and Omar Sorour is a senior in neurobiology and economics.
    — Olga Kharif, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2018
  • And so, people were interested in the neurobiology of this.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
  • And yet, few of us have stopped to give much thought to gesturing as a phenomenon—the neurobiology of it, its development, and its role in helping us understand others’ actions.
    — Wired, 31 Mar. 2019
  • And yet, few of us have stopped to give much thought to gesturing as a phenomenon — the neurobiology of it, its development, and its role in helping us understand others’ actions.
    — Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
  • Her key insight was to see memory as a feature of human neurobiology.
    — Susan Pinker, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Kaufer was working on a doctorate in molecular neurobiology, and Friedman was an Israel Defense Forces physician and was often on call.
    — Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The neurobiology cannot completely explain what lies behind the picture.
    — Daniel Glaser, A-LIST, 1 July 2018
  • Harvard was a natural choice for the institute, Chan said, given its history of being strong in neurobiology.
    — Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Bryan grew up in Salem, Mass., and earned a degree in physiology and neurobiology at the University of Connecticut.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Dan Feldman, a professor of neurobiology at the University of California, Berkeley, who was not part of the study, believes the findings are a striking demonstration of the brain’s capacity to adapt.
    — Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Thomas, who earned a degree in neurobiology and global health from Harvard and is studying health care management as well as epidemiology at Texas, didn’t panic because of her experience in the health field.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2021
  • Thomas graduated from Harvard with a degree in neurobiology and a secondary degree in global health and health policy.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The bar was in Madrid, where the Cajal Institute, Spain’s oldest academic center for the study of neurobiology, was holding an international meeting.
    — Dan Hurley, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2015
  • The Practicum Track is six weeks and allows students to complete research in computational neurobiology.
    — Kristen Moon, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Some biologists say that since plants lack neurons, plant neurobiology is an oxymoron.
    — Max Norman, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Advances in neurobiology and genetics have gone a long way toward explaining the intricate processes that control overeating.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023

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