Definition of "neurobiology" []

• The biological study of the nervous system or any part of it. (noun)

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• "We even met the adult child of blind parents who has a doctorate in neurobiology and who told me, "I know five kids with blind parents, and we all turned out ok.""
• "By developing experimental models that integrate electrophysiology, neuropharmacology, molecular genetics, functional anatomy, and behavior, Wilson opens new avenues for exploring a central issue in neurobiology – how neural circuits are organized to sense and react to a complex environment."
• "After returning to the U.S., she received the first doctorates in neurobiology from Harvard."