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 neurons connected together and to other systems in the body.  The central nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord and retina. 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.Research questions:   
 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 
Diseases of the nervous system

 Related pages 

 Agonist
 Biology
 Cognitive neuropsychology
 Ethology
 Neurology
 Neurolinguistic programming
 Neuropsychology
 Psychiatry

References

 Textbooks 

Squire, L. et al. (2003). Fundamental Neuroscience, 2nd edition. Academic Press; 
Byrne and Roberts (2004). From Molecules to Networks. Academic Press; 
Sanes, Reh, Harris (2005). Development of the Nervous System, 2nd edition. Academic Press; 
Siegel et al. (2005). Basic Neurochemistry, 7th edition. Academic Press; 
Rieke, F. et al. (1999). Spikes: Exploring the Neural Code. The MIT Press; Reprint edition 

 Online textbooks 
Neuroscience 2nd ed. Dale Purves et al. Published by Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2001.
Basic Neurochemistry: Molecular, Cellular, and Medical Aspects 6th ed. by George J. Siegel et al. Published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 1999.

Popular works

 Damasio, A. R. (1994). Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain. New York, Avon Books.  (Hardcover)  (Paperback)
 Gardner, H. (1976). The Shattered Mind: The Person After Brain Damage. New York, Vintage Books, 1976 
 Luria, A. R. (1997). The Man with a Shattered World: The History of a Brain Wound. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press.  (Hardcover)  (Paperback)
 Sacks, O. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Summit Books  (Hardcover)  (Paperback)
 Sacks, O. (1990). Awakenings. New York, Vintage Books. (See also Oliver Sacks)  (Hardcover)  (Paperback)
 Sternberg, E. (2007) Are You a Machine? The Brain, the Mind and What it Means to be Human. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.

 Other websites 
 High-Resolution Cytoarchitectural Primate Brain Atlases 
 Society for Neuroscience
 Neural Plasticity-Open Access Journal (Hindawi Publishing)
 Neuroscience. 2nd ed. by Purves et al. (online textbook)
 Neuroscience for Kids