Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system, including its structure, function, development, and degeneration. It focuses on the brain, which is the body's most complex organ.  Neuroscience incorporates other disciplines like psychology, medicine, chemistry, and linguistics. It also deals with the psychological and physiological factors that shape society.  Here are some subfields of neuroscience: Behavioral neuroscience: Studies the basics of behaviors in living beings. Cognitive neuroscience: Studies the biological processes that underlie human cognition. Computational... Show more

Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system, including its structure, function, development, and degeneration. It focuses on the brain, which is the body's most complex organ. 

Neuroscience incorporates other disciplines like psychology, medicine, chemistry, and linguistics. It also deals with the psychological and physiological factors that shape society. 

Here are some subfields of neuroscience:
Behavioral neuroscience: Studies the basics of behaviors in living beings.
Cognitive neuroscience: Studies the biological processes that underlie human cognition.
Computational neuroscience: Uses mathematical models, theoretical analyses, and abstractions of the brain to develop and test hypotheses of brain mechanisms.
Neuroanatomy: Specializes in the physical structure of the brain, mind, and spinal cord.
Neurology: Deals with the management of diseases, disorders, and malignancies involving both central and peripheral nervous systems. 

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Neuroscience Glossary

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1. Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, this neurodegenerative disease results in the death of brain cells that control the muscles.

AmygdalaBrain-computer interfaceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)synaptic weight

2. A device or program that permits direct or indirect collaboration between the brain and a computer system. For example, a device that harnesses brain signals to control a screen cursor or a prosthetic limb. Some systems can also translate the device's actions or measurements back into a signal, creating a closed-loop system.

Brain-computer interfaceAmygdalasynaptic weightAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

3. The strength of the relationship between one neuron and another; 'neurons that fire together, wire together'

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interfacesynaptic weightAmygdala

4. A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression.

AmygdalaBrain-computer interfaceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)synaptic weight

5. Tiny spaces between neurons; the gaps between neurons are referred to as synaptic gaps.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interfacesynaptic weightSynapses

6. The part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes.

Brain-computer interfaceautonimic nervous systemAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)synaptic weight

7. Pieces of information that cannot be linked to any information that might identify an individual, thereby disclosing the individual's identity

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Anonymous Datasynaptic weightBrain-computer interface

8. The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)synaptic weightAnxietyBrain-computer interface

9. The lobes of the brain that receive signals from the receptors in the eyes

synaptic weightBrain-computer interfaceoptic lobesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

10. A protein in the nervous system that promotes survival, growth, and the formation of new synapses

synaptic weightAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)Brain-computer interface

11. The area of the temporal lobe responsible for processing sound information

synaptic weightAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interfaceAuditory cortex

12. The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)synaptic weightBrain-computer interfacesympathtic nervous system

13. Vertebral arteries supply the brain (posterior) through transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae
Internal carotid artery supplies the brain (anterior)
Circle of Willis is the arteries of brain

brain blood vesselssynaptic weightBrain-computer interfaceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

14. Cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons

synaptic weightglial cellsBrain-computer interfaceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

15. Forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain

synaptic weightembryonic brainAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interface

16. Cilia help move neurotransmitters

Brain-computer interfaceEpenymal cellsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)synaptic weight

17. skull

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interfacesynaptic weightCranium

18. Use of animals to study disease to understand more about human disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interfaceAnimal modelsynaptic weight

19. Connection to spinal cord. Filters information flow between peripheral nervous system and the rest of the brain.

Brain stemAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interfacesynaptic weight

20. An alternative form of a gene.

AlleleAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interfacesynaptic weight

21. A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information about touch. body position and touch sensation.

Brain-computer interfaceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)parietal lobesynaptic weight

22. Computer programs or systems designed to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, including problem-solving, learning, and decision-making behaviors.

Artificial intelligence (AI)Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Brain-computer interfacesynaptic weight

23. Fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock absorber that protects the central nervous system.

cerebrospinal fluidAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)synaptic weightBrain-computer interface

24. A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage.

Brain-computer interfaceHippocampussynaptic weightAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

25. An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.

MitochondriaBrain-computer interfaceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)synaptic weight