n.
Pronunciation: - ' s ī - ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 1963
: a branch (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
– neu · ro · sci · en · tif · ic \ - ˌ s ī - ə n- ' ti-fik \ adjective
– neu · ro · sci · en · tist \ - ' s ī - ə n-tist \ noun