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What is Neuroscience is the study of ? |
all aspects of all nervous systems.
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The term neuroscience is approximately equivalent to What?
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the term neurobiology
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What is the goal of neuroscience? |
to understand every aspect of nervous system function from themolecular level up to the behavioral & cognitive levels.
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How many subdisciplines of neuroscience are there? |
8 |
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What does the word, Neuroanatomy mean? |
study of the gross and microscopic anatomy of the nervous system
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What does the word, Neurophysiology mean?
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study of the electrical signaling of neurons
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What does the word, Neurochemistry mean?
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study of how neurotransmitters are synthesized, released, and degraded
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What does the word, Neuropharmacology mean?
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study of drug actions in the brain
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What does the word, Molecular neurosciencemean?
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study of gene actions as they relate to nervous system function.
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What does the word, Developmental neuroscience mean?
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study of the mechanisms involved in wiring the nervoussystem during development
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What does the word, Systems neuroscience mean?
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study of neural circuits for sensory systems, behavior, emotions,cognition, and motor control
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What does the word, Systems neuroscience mean?
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study of neural circuits for sensory systems, behavior, emotions,cognition, and motor control
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What does the word, Cognitive neurosciencemean?
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the study of higher order functions
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What is the real goal of neuroscience? |
to know the relationships between the subdivisions |
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Neuroscience is a continuum from
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molecular, cellular, systems, behavioral, mind
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