Neuroscientist
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A neuroscientist is a scientist who has specialised knowledge in neuroscience, a branch of biology that deals with the physiology, biochemistry, psychology, anatomy and molecular biology of neurons, neural circuits, and glial cells and especially their behavioral, biological, and psychological aspect in health and disease.
Camillo Golgi (1843–1926), Italian physician, neuroscientist, and namesake of the Golgi apparatus
May-Britt Moser, co-winner of 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Eric Kandel, co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Neuroscience
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Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system, its functions and disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, developmental biology, cytology, psychology, physics, computer science, chemistry, medicine, statistics, and mathematical modeling to understand the fundamental and emergent properties of neurons, glia and neural circuits. The understanding of the biological basis of learning, memory, behavior, perception, and consciousness has been described by Eric Kandel as the "epic challenge" of the biological sciences.
Drawing by Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1899) of neurons in the pigeon cerebellum
The Golgi stain first allowed for the visualization of individual neurons.
3-D sensory and motor homunculus models at the Natural History Museum, London
Photograph of a stained neuron in a chicken embryo