FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Bozigian Haig P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/10/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC [NBIX] (Last) (First) (Middle) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 12790 EL CAMINO REAL 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr Vice President, Development 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92130 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 247 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	09/19/1998	08/19/2008	Common Stock	653	$ 6.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2)	04/02/1999	03/02/2009	Common Stock	1,559	$ 5.375	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (3)	07/01/1999	06/01/2009	Common Stock	605	$ 4.875	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (4)	09/16/1999	08/16/2009	Common Stock	376	$ 4.125	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (5)	05/03/2000	04/03/2010	Common Stock	526	$ 21	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)	04/22/2001	03/22/2011	Common Stock	792	$ 15.8125	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (7)	09/26/2007	09/05/2012	Common Stock	8,125	$ 10.9	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (7)	09/26/2007	03/21/2012	Common Stock	2,500	$ 10.9	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (9)	  (9)	Common Stock	20,000	$ (8)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (7)	09/26/2007	04/21/2013	Common Stock	1,875	$ 10.9	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (7)	09/26/2007	09/26/2013	Common Stock	8,500	$ 10.9	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (10)	  (10)	Common Stock	5,000	$ (8)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bozigian Haig P. NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC. 12790 EL CAMINO REAL SAN DIEGO, CA 92130	Â	Â	  Sr Vice President, Development	Â

Signatures

Margaret E. Valeur-Jensen, By Power of Attorney		01/17/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents option of which one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable on September 19, 1998 and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
(2)	Represents option of which one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable on Aprill 2, 1999 and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
(3)	Represents option of which one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable on July 1, 1999 and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
(4)	Represents option of which one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable on September 16, 1999 and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
(5)	Represents option of which one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable on May 3, 2000 and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
(6)	Represents option of which one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable on Aprill 22, 2001 and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
(7)	This option is exercisable in three annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on September 26, 2007, and the next two installments become exercisable on September 26, 2008 and September 26, 2009.
(8)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of NBIX common stock.
(9)	The restricted stock units vest in three annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on October 26, 2007, and the next two installments become exercisable on September 26, 2008 and September 26, 2009.
(10)	The restricted stock units vest in three annual installments beginning February 3, 2008 and the next two installments become exercisable on January 3, 2009 and January 3, 2010.

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