What is Neuroscience?
'''Neuroscience''' (or neurobiology) is the scientific study of the nervous system. It is the branch of [[biology]] which investigates every aspect of the [[brain]] and [[nervous system]]. The nervous system is made of billions of [[neuron]]s connected together and to other systems in the body. The central nervous system includes the [[brain]], [[spinal cord]] and [[retina]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44627256|title=Neuroscience|date=2001|publisher=Sinauer Associates|others=Purves, Dale., Williams, S. Mark (Stephen Mark), 1963-|isbn=0-87893-742-0|edition=2nd|location=Sunderland, Mass.|oclc=44627256}}</ref> It is connected to the rest of the body via the peripheral nervous system. == Research themes == Neuroscience research focusses on a set of themes and questions.<ref>Research questions: [http://www.northwestern.edu/nuin/fac/index.htm]</ref> * Behavior/cognition/language * [[Biological rhythms]] * Brain imaging or [[neuroimaging]] * [[Cell biology]] * Cell imaging & [[Electrophysiology]] * Learning/[[memory]] * [[Signal transduction]] * [[Neurobiology]] of the neuron * [[Neurotransmitter]] * [[Sensation]] and [[perception]] * [[Sleep]] * [[Autonomic nervous system]] and [[homeostasis]] * Arousal, attention and [[emotion]] * [[Genetics]] of the nervous system *[[Developmental biology]] of the nervous system *[[Disease]]<nowiki/>s of the nervous system == Related pages == {{Wikibooks|Consciousness studies}} * [[Agonist]] * [[Biology]] * [[Cognitive neuropsychology]] * [[Ethology]] * [[Neurology]] * [[Neurolinguistic programming]] * [[Neuropsychology]] * [[Psychiatry]] ==References== <references /> === Textbooks === *{{cite book | last= Bear |first= M.F. | author2= B.W. Connors, and M.A. Paradiso | title= Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain | location= Baltimore |publisher= Lippincott | year= 2001 |isbn=0-7817-3944-6 }} *{{cite book | authorlink= Eric R. Kandel | last= Kandel |first= ER | author2= Schwartz JH, and Jessell TM | title= Principles of Neural Science | url=