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
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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.
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The recent Austinite earned her undergraduate degree in neurobiology and global health at Harvard University.
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 8 May 2024
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
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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
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