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Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system, its functions, and its disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, developmental biol
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
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A neuroscientist is a scientist specializing in neuroscience that deals with the anatomy and function of neurons, neural circuits, and glia, and their behavioral, biological, and psychological roles i
Neuroscience
…of neuroscience has broadened over time to include different approaches used to study the nervous system at different scales. The techniques used by neuroscientists have expanded enormously, from molecular and cellular studies of individual neurons to imaging of sensory, motor, and cognitive tasks in the brain. The…
Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience and a Spanish neuroscientist, received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906 for his discovery of the neuron doctrine. He shared the prize with Camillo Golgi, an Italian neuroscientist who was recognized for his staining technique that allowed neurons to be visualized.
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