Neurogastronomy Neurogastronomy is the study of flavor and how it affects sensation, cognition, and memory.[3] Neurogenetics Neurogenetics is the study of the genetical basis of the development and function of the nervous system. Neuroimaging Neuroimaging includes the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure and function of the brain. Neuroimmunology Neuroimmunology is concerned with the interactions between the nervous and the immune system.