different between psychology vs neuroscience

English

Etymology

From French psychologie, from Renaissance Latin psychologia (coined by Marko Maruli? from Ancient Greek ???? (psukh?, “soul”) + -logia (“study of”)), equivalent to psycho- +? -logy.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: s?-k?l??-j?, IPA^(key): /sa??k?l?d?i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sa??k?l?d??/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i
• Hyphenation: psy?chol?o?gy

Noun

psychology (countable and uncountable, plural psychologies)

1. (uncountable) The study of the human mind.
2. (uncountable) The study of human behavior.
3. (uncountable) The study of animal behavior.
4. (countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

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Further reading

• psychology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• psychology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

neuro- +? science

Noun

neuroscience (usually uncountable, plural neurosciences)

1. The scientific study of the nervous system.

Translations

French

Etymology

From neuro- +? science

Noun

neuroscience f (plural neurosciences)

1. neuroscience

Further reading

• “neuroscience” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).