Neuroscience (field) the scientific study of the human nervous system, its parts, and functions
Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary sub-field of study within Biology that concerns the scientific study of the human nervous system, its parts, and functions. It belongs to the broader branch of science called Life Science. As an interdisciplinary field of study, its constituent disciplines include Anatomy, Physiology, and perhaps others. This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Other.
Constituent fields of Neuroscience
- Anatomy (sub-field) the scientific study of parts of living organisms
- Physiology (sub-field) the scientific study of functions and mechanisms of living systems
Fields derived from Neuroscience
- Neurolinguistics (interdisciplinary sub-field) the scientific study of the relationship between brain processes and language
Citation
PsychLing Contributors. "Neuroscience." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/field/neuroscience. Accessed 6 Sep. 2024.
PsychLing (2023, September 10). Neuroscience. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/field/neuroscience
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