EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1993 Stock Plan (Nos. 33-75390,
33-87420, 333-44097 and 333-92425) and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Nos.
33-75392 and 333-18519), and in the related Prospectuses, of Neurobiological
Technologies, Inc. of our report dated August 18, 2000, with respect to the
financial statements of Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. included in the
annual report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended June 30, 2000.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
September 28, 2000
