Meanings
plural neurosciences
- uncountableusuallyThe scientific study of the nervous system.
Meronym: brain science
3 more examples
Near-synonym: neurobiology
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, […].
2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171I needed to understand more about how the brain works, both in a developing child and in the moment when self-control is needed. Next stop: a neuroscience laboratory.
2018, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever — And What to Do About It, page 35Synonyms: neurobiology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe scientific study of the nervous system.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
- Proto-Indo-European*skey-
- Latinsciō
- Latinsciēns
- Latinscientia
- Old Frenchscience
- Middle Englishscience
- Englishscience
- Englishneuroscience
Translations
Arabic عُلُوم عَصَبِيَّة, عِلْم الأَعْصَاب
- عُلُوم عَصَبِيَّة (ʕulūm ʕaṣabiyya)scientific study of the nervous system
- عِلْم الأَعْصَاب (ʕilm al-ʔaʕṣāb)scientific study of the nervous system
Basque neurozientzia
- neurozientziascientific study of the nervous system
Catalan neurociència
- neurociènciascientific study of the nervous system
Chinese Mandarin 神經科學 /神经科学
- 神經科學 /神经科学 (shénjīng kēxué)scientific study of the nervous system
Czech neurověda
- neurovědascientific study of the nervous system
Danish neurovidenskab
- neurovidenskabscientific study of the nervous system
Dutch neurowetenschap
- neurowetenschapscientific study of the nervous system
Estonian neuroteadus
- neuroteadusscientific study of the nervous system
Finnish neurotiede
- neurotiedescientific study of the nervous system
French neuroscience
- neurosciencescientific study of the nervous system
German Neurowissenschaften, Hirnforschung
- Neurowissenschaftenscientific study of the nervous system
- Hirnforschungscientific study of the nervous system
Greek νευροεπιστήμη
- νευροεπιστήμη (nevroepistími)scientific study of the nervous system
Hungarian idegtudomány
- idegtudományscientific study of the nervous system
Irish néareolaíocht
- néareolaíochtscientific study of the nervous system
Italian neuroscienza
- neuroscienzascientific study of the nervous system
Japanese 神経科学
- 神経科学 (shinkeikagaku)scientific study of the nervous system
Norwegian nevrovitenskap
- nevrovitenskapscientific study of the nervous system
Polish neuronauka
- neuronaukascientific study of the nervous system
Portuguese neurociência
- neurociênciascientific study of the nervous system
Romanian neuroștiință
- neuroștiințăscientific study of the nervous system
Russian нейробиоло́гия, нейронау́ка
- нейробиоло́гия (nejrobiológija)scientific study of the nervous system
- нейронау́ка (nejronaúka)scientific study of the nervous system
Spanish neurocienca
- neurociencascientific study of the nervous system
Swedish neurovetenskap
- neurovetenskapscientific study of the nervous system
Thai ประสาทวิทยาศาสตร์
- ประสาทวิทยาศาสตร์scientific study of the nervous system
Ukrainian нѐйробіоло́гія, нейронау́ка
- нѐйробіоло́гіяscientific study of the nervous system
- нейронау́ка (nejronaúka)scientific study of the nervous system
Vietnamese khoa học thần kinh
- khoa học thần kinhscientific study of the nervous system
Cite this entry
neuroscience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroscience
“neuroscience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroscience. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroscience,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroscience.
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