neuroscience

neuroscience — 名詞

1. a scientific discipline that explores how the body's network of nerves, the spin

1.名詞B2
釋義

神經科學

研究神經系統與大腦的科學

a scientific discipline that explores how the body's network of nerves, the spinal cord, and the brain work together — their structure, function, and development — and how these relate to behaviour, thought, learning, and disease.

例句

Shanti chose to study neuroscience to understand how memory works in the brain.

Shanti 選擇攻讀神經科學，以了解記憶在大腦中如何運作。

uncountable noun for a field of academic study

A breakthrough in neuroscience has helped doctors treat spinal cord injuries more effectively.

神經科學的突破幫助醫生更有效地治療脊髓損傷。

常見搭配
  • cognitive neuroscience
  • clinical neuroscience
  • computational neuroscience
  • neuroscience research
  • neuroscience lab
  • breakthrough in neuroscience

用法筆記

Often used attributively before nouns: neuroscience research, a neuroscience lab, a neuroscience degree. The field covers many sub-disciplines including cognitive, clinical, and computational neuroscience.

常見錯誤

I studied neuroscience because I want to be a psychologist.
I studied psychology because I want to be a psychologist.
Psychology focuses on behaviour and mental processes; neuroscience focuses on the biological structure and function of the nervous system.

同根字

  • neuroscientist
    名詞C1
  • neuroscientific
    形容詞C1
  • neurobiology
    名詞C2
  • neurology
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • advances in neuroscience
  • a degree in neuroscience
  • department of neuroscience

介系詞搭配

  • in neuroscience