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neuroscience

/ˈnʊroʊsaɪəns/ /ˈnjʊroʊsaɪəns/

Meanings
noun
The scientific study of the nervous system.

Examples :

"My sister is studying neuroscience to learn how the brain works. "
science biology medicine anatomy physiology mind

Related Words

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brain noun

/bɹeɪn/

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

"My brain was working overtime trying to remember all the vocabulary words for my spelling test. "

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learn noun

/lɜːn/ /lɝn/

The act of learning something

"My son's math learn is very important for his future. "

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how noun

/hæŏ/ /haʊ/

The means by which something is accomplished.

"I am not interested in the why, but in the how."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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studying verb

/ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/

(usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.

"I need to study my biology notes."

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nervous adjective

/ˈnɜːvəs/ /ˈnɝːvəs/

Of sinews and tendons.

"The dancer's nervous muscles tensed before her performance. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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scientific adjective

/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

Of, or having to do with science.

"The scientific method is important in my school science class. "

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system noun

/ˈsɪstəm/

A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.

"There are eight planets in the solar system."

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sister noun

/ˈsɪs.tə/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

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works noun

/wɜːks/ /wɝks/

(heading) Employment.

"The factory's works provided many jobs for the townspeople. "

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study verb

/ˈstʌdi/

(usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.

"I need to study my biology notes."