Memory Game Magic & the Brain VocabOnline version Vocab & definitions from Magic and the Brain. by Emily Cannon to direct toward a specific point or purpose cynic A person who studies the brain and nervous system. A nerve or brain cell. neuroscientist to become aware of something through the senses abnormal perceive a prominent or distinctive part neuroscience Adjective meaning related to the nervous system. an assignment or work done as part of one's duties. The science that studies the nervous system. neuron not normal neural task A person who has negative opinions about others and what they do. feature focus