neurobiology

noun

neu·​ro·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy ˌnu̇r-ō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 

ˌnyu̇r-

: a branch of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system

neurobiological

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

neurobiologist

ˌnu̇r-ō-bī-ˈä-lə-jist 

ˌnyu̇r-

noun

Examples of neurobiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The technical psychiatry and neurobiology of later times necessarily lacked Valéry’s poetry, and the poets themselves could never make good on his scientism without ceasing to write poetry. —Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024

The recent Austinite earned her undergraduate degree in neurobiology and global health at Harvard University. —Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024

Albert Boquet, a professor of human factors and behavioral neurobiology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University told me that travel itself can be stressful for many. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024

Our neurobiology connects the experience of one person to another. —Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

neurobiology

noun

neu·​ro·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy -bī-ˈäl-ə-jē 

plural neurobiologies

: a branch of science that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system

neurobiological

-ˌbī-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

also neurobiologic

-ik 

neurobiologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb