neuroscience

English

Etymology

neuro- + science

Noun

neuroscience (usually uncountable, plural neurosciences)

  1. The scientific study of the nervous system.
    • 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
      Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, [].

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French

Etymology

From neuro- + science

Noun

neuroscience f (plural neurosciences)

  1. neuroscience

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