neuroscience
Study of neurons
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system—the brain, spinal cord, and networks of nerve cells throughout the body.
The field draws on biology, chemistry, psychology, and medicine to understand how neural structures produce thought, perception, movement, and behavior.
Neuroscience has transformed our understanding of memory and learning.
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
frontal lobe · temporal lobe · parietal lobe · occipital lobe · limbic system · grey matter · white matter · thalamus
Neuron's signal-sending projection
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- gliaNon-neuronal brain cells
- astrocyteStar-shaped neural support cell
microglia · myelin · neurotransmitter · action potential · receptor · depolarization · hyperpolarization · potentiation
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
language · decision-making · problem-solving · reasoning · comprehension · working memory · long-term memory · encoding
Magnetic neural activity imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- electrophysiologyBiology's electrical activity science
brain mapping · clinical trial · animal models · in vivo · in vitro · electrode · brain scan · psychophysics
State of sentient awareness
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
- mind-body problemRelation of mental to physical
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- physicalismAll is matter
functionalism · phenomenology · free will · intentionality · emergence · reductionism
Study of nervous system structure
- neurochemistryBrain's molecular science
- neuropsychologyScience of brain-cognition relationships
- neurogeneticsStudy of neural heredity
- psychobiologyStudy linking brain to behavior
Brain disorder causing seizures
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- depressionProlonged low state
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
multiple sclerosis · dementia · brain injury · neurodegeneration · aphasia · amnesia · agnosia · ataxia
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
brainstem · frontal lobe · temporal lobe · parietal lobe · occipital lobe · limbic system · grey matter · white matter · thalamus · hypothalamus
axon
Neuron's signal-sending projection
astrocyte · microglia · myelin · neurotransmitter · action potential · receptor · depolarization · hyperpolarization · potentiation · vesicle
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
consciousness · language · decision-making · problem-solving · reasoning · comprehension · working memory · long-term memory · encoding · retrieval
fMRI
Magnetic neural activity imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
electrophysiology · brain mapping · clinical trial · animal models · in vivo · in vitro · electrode · brain scan · psychophysics · neurofeedback
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
- mind-body problemRelation of mental to physical
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
physicalism · functionalism · phenomenology · free will · intentionality · emergence · reductionism
neuroanatomy
Study of nervous system structure
- neurochemistryBrain's molecular science
- neuropsychologyScience of brain-cognition relationships
- neurogeneticsStudy of neural heredity
epilepsy
Brain disorder causing seizures
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- depressionProlonged low state
autism · multiple sclerosis · dementia · brain injury · neurodegeneration · aphasia · amnesia · agnosia · ataxia · neuropathy
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- fields of studyart, music, mathematics, history, biology
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- sciencesbiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- STEMengineering, mathematics, math, technology, chemistry
- academic fieldsmathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history
neurosciencefolk psychology
Intuitive beliefs about minds
behaviorism · psychoanalysis · social psychology · cognitive psychology · behavioral science
neurosciencedualism
Philosophy of opposed pairs
philosophy of mind · spiritualism · idealism · immaterialism · folk psychology
neurosciencephilosophy
Study of fundamental truths
hermeneutics · literary criticism · humanities · theology · introspection