neuroscientist

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noun

A scientist whose speciality is neuroscience.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounneuroscientist (plural neuroscientists)

plural neuroscientists

  1. A scientist whose speciality is neuroscience.
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    Most neuroscientists would be very sceptical of claims that consciousness of any sort could exist independently of a living brain. There is a growing consensus that consciousness, like life, weather, and cricket, is just another part of the natural world – albeit one that is reluctant to divulge its secrets. But it is unwise to dismiss reports of near-death experiences, which are usually reported after traumatic life-threatening events such as heart attacks.

    2013 August 23, Anil Seth, “Near-death experience”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 11, page 20

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishscientist
  7. Englishneuroscientist

From neuro- + scientist.

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Translations

Catalan neurocientífic, neurocientífica
  • neurocientíficscientist whose specialty is neuroscience
  • neurocientíficascientist whose specialty is neuroscience
Finnish neurotieteilijä, aivotieteilijä
  • neurotieteilijäscientist whose specialty is neuroscience
  • aivotieteilijäscientist whose specialty is neuroscience
French neuroscientifique
  • neuroscientifiquescientist whose specialty is neuroscience
Polish neuronaukowiec
  • neuronaukowiecscientist whose specialty is neuroscience
Portuguese neurocientista
  • neurocientistascientist whose specialty is neuroscience
Spanish neurocientífico, neurocientífica
  • neurocientíficoscientist whose specialty is neuroscience
  • neurocientíficascientist whose specialty is neuroscience
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APA

neuroscientist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroscientist

MLA

“neuroscientist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroscientist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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