neuroscience
noun
neu·ro·sci·ence
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
ˌnyu̇r-
: a branch (such as neurophysiology) of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and especially with their relation to behavior and learning
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Here’s a new blueprint for AI training that actually works—grounded in neuroscience, emotional safety and behavior change.
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Sahar Andrade, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Until the late 20th century, the prevailing view in neuroscience was that, past childhood, humans stop making neurons, brain-wide.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
Researchers in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy began to ask a different question, rooted in greater understandings that came from studies of animal and plant intelligences which all adapt, learn and respond to complex environmental conditions.
—New Atlas, 29 June 2025
The honorees will receive grants of up to $110,000 annually for up to five years to conduct research on critical topics in neuroscience, cancer, immunology and pain.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Sahar Andrade, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Until the late 20th century, the prevailing view in neuroscience was that, past childhood, humans stop making neurons, brain-wide.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
Researchers in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy began to ask a different question, rooted in greater understandings that came from studies of animal and plant intelligences which all adapt, learn and respond to complex environmental conditions.
—New Atlas, 29 June 2025
The honorees will receive grants of up to $110,000 annually for up to five years to conduct research on critical topics in neuroscience, cancer, immunology and pain.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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neuroscience
noun
neu·ro·sci·ence
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s
: a branch (as neurophysiology) of science that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and especially their relation to behavior and learning
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