neuroscienza

neuroscience

noun neh-oo-roh-SHEN-tsah Rare

Origin: from Greek neuron (nerve) + scienza (science)

Usage Note

Neuroscienze is most commonly encountered in the plural (le neuroscienze) when referring to the field as a whole, much like English 'neurosciences'. The singular neuroscienza is used for a single discipline or study. It is a relatively recent loanword-hybrid, widely used in academic Italian.

Examples

"La neuroscienza studia il funzionamento del cervello."

Natural Translation

Neuroscience studies how the brain works.

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