brain science
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3.7
- noun
- /breɪn ˈsaɪəns/
- Specialized
:
ciencia del cerebro
- Recent breakthroughs in brain science have provided new insights into how memory works.
- advances in brain science
- psychological and brain sciences
I also think there's something about the progress in the brain sciences in evolutionary psychology in particular.
- I also think there's something about the progress in the brain sciences in evolutionary psychology in particular.
- Or even brain science and the emotions, because the emotions, you know, are they simple things?
Examples
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Many educators are incorporating principles of brain science to enhance learning techniques.
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But it is not only developments in brain science that are creating this deep shift in the human outlook.
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The other half is the is the biological knowledge coming from brain science and and biology.
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That's where brain science research comes in.
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Thanks to brain science, we now have a plausible explanation for such experiences.
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Again, I am interested in the brain science of this because studies show that the brain does not fully mature until 26, a lot older than we previously thought.
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The new field of translational neuroscience uses brain science to inform applications that improve health and well-being.
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That's why brain science is a natural way to turn kids on to science, which is another of Temple's passions.
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David Brooks's new book, The Social Animal, tries to fill that gap and offer a thoroughgoing portrait of what brain science can tell us about contemporary American culture and politics.
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It integrates indigenous wisdom with current research on resilience, brain science, and strength-based strategies.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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4.7
The study of the brain and nerves and how they work
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6.2
Study of the brain and nerves and how they work
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7.5
Study of how the brain affects thinking, feelings, and behaviour
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7.2
The study of how the brain and nerves work
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8.0
The study of the body's nerves, brain and spinal cord
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5.7
Study of how the brain makes thinking, memory, and behaviour happen
The study of how the brain and body affect the mind and behaviour
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the scientific study of the brain' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'brain' (the organ controlling thought) with 'science' (a field of systematic study). This noun+noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Brain science comes from the simple image of putting brain and science together: scientists looking closely at a brain with tools like microscopes and scans. So, brain science means 'the scientific study of the brain'.