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neuroscientist

/ˌnʊroʊˈsaɪəntɪst/ /ˌnjʊroʊˈsaɪəntɪst/

Meanings
noun
A scientist whose speciality is neuroscience.

Examples :

"My sister is a neuroscientist who studies how the brain learns new languages. "
medicine science biology biochemistry physiology person human mind anatomy

Related Words

Illustration brain

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. "

Illustration learns

learns verb

/lɜːnz/

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

"The baby learns to walk by practicing every day. "

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

Illustration how

how noun

/hæŏ/ /haʊ/

The means by which something is accomplished.

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

Illustration studies

studies noun

/ˈstʌdiz/

An academic field of study concerning the given subject.

"Environmental studies are becoming increasingly important as we face climate change. "

Illustration whose

whose pronoun

/huːz/

(interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

"Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?"

Illustration the

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."

Illustration languages

languages noun

/ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒɪz/

A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

"Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."

Illustration sister

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."

Illustration speciality

speciality noun

/ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti/

That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent.

"They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta."

Illustration scientist

scientist noun

/ˈsaɪ.ən.tɪst/

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

"The scientist studied the effects of different types of soil on plant growth. "

Illustration neuroscience

neuroscience noun

/ˈnʊroʊsaɪəns/ /ˈnjʊroʊsaɪəns/

The scientific study of the nervous system.

"My sister is studying neuroscience to learn how the brain works. "