Neuroscience
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Neuroscience is the study of the entire nervous system, including the brain. Neuroscience focuses on uncovering how we perceive and experience the external environment and how we interact with other people.
Neuroscience is closely related to disciplines such as genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology, and is considered a branch of biology. However, by its nature, neuroscience is hard to define as merely a branch of biology, and in practice it draws heavily on other fields such as psychology, computer engineering, statistics, physics, medicine, linguistics, philosophy, and mathematics.
Neuroscience covers molecular, cellular, developmental, structural, functional, evolutionary, computational, and medical aspects. The techniques used by neuroscientists have advanced rapidly, enabling research ranging from the molecular and cellular levels of individual neurons to brain imaging of the brain's sensory and motor abilities. Recently, aided by theoretical progress, research on neural networks has been under way.