List of neuroscience topics
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This is a '''list of terms related to [[neuroscience]]'''.
==[[Cellular neuroscience|Cellular]] and [[molecular neuroscience]]==
===Neuroanatomy===
* [[motor nerve]]
* [[afferent nerve]]
* [[efferent nerve]]
* [[nucleus (neuroanatomy)|nucleus]]
* [[ganglion]]
* [[white matter]]
* [[grey matter]]
* [[functional integration (neurobiology)]]
'''Nervous system structure'''
*[[nervous system]]
** [[peripheral nervous system]] (PNS)
** [[central nervous system]] (CNS)
*** [[Brodmann area]]
*** [[list of regions in the human brain]]
Divisions in the [[central nervous system]]:
<table style="width:75%" border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<td rowspan=6> [[Central nervous system|Central <br> nervous <br> system]]
<td rowspan=5>[[Brain]]</td>
<td rowspan=2>[[Prosencephalon]]</td>
<td>[[Telencephalon]]</td>
<td colspan=2>
[[Rhinencephalon]],
[[Amygdala]],
[[Hippocampus]],
[[Neocortex]],
[[Lateral ventricles]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Diencephalon]]</td>
<td colspan=2>
[[Epithalamus]],
[[Thalamus]],
[[Hypothalamus]],
[[Subthalamus]],
[[Pituitary gland]],
[[Pineal gland]],
[[Third ventricle]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">[[Brain stem]]</td>
<td>[[Mesencephalon]]</td>
<td colspan=2>
[[Tectum]],
[[Cerebral peduncle]],
[[Pretectum]],
[[Mesencephalic duct]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan=2>[[Rhombencephalon]]</td>
<td> [[Metencephalon]] </td>
<td>
[[Pons]],
[[Cerebellum]],
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Myelencephalon]] </td>
<td>[[Medulla oblongata]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=5 align="left">[[Spinal cord]] </td>
</tr>
</table>
Divisions in the [[peripheral nervous system]]:
{| class = "prettytable" style = "margin-left:15px"
|rowspan=6|[[peripheral nervous system|Peripheral <br> nervous <br> system]]
|rowspan=2|by direction
|colspan=2|[[sensory system]]
|-
|colspan=2|[[efferent system]]
|-
|rowspan=4|By function
|colspan=2|[[somatic nervous system|Somatic]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[autonomic nervous system|Autonomic]]
|[[sympathetic nervous system|Sympathetic]]
|-
|[[parasympathetic nervous system|Parasympathetic]]
|-
|[[enteric nervous system|Enteric]]
|}
===Cellular neuroanatomy===
'''[[Neurochemistry]]'''
* [[agonist]]
* [[antagonist]]
* [[neurotransmitter]]
** [[acetylcholine]]
** [[amino acid neurotransmitter]]
*** [[GABA]]
*** [[glutamate]]
** [[monoamine neurotransmitter]]
*** [[catecholamine]]s
**** [[epinephrine]]
**** [[norepinephrine]]
**** [[dopamine]]
*** [[serotonin]]
** [[neuropeptide]]
*** [[enkephalin]]
*** [[endorphin]]
====[[Neuron]] ([[neuron doctrine]])====
'''Histology'''
*[[soma (biology)|soma]]
*[[dendrite]]
*[[axon]]
*[[axon terminal]]
*[[synapse]]
'''Physiology'''
* [[ion channel]]
* [[action potential]]
*** [[depolarization]]
* [[generator potential]]
* [[retrograde signaling]]
* [[retrograde transport]]
* [[anterograde transport]]
'''Classification'''
*Structural classification
**Polarity
***[[unipolar cell]]
***[[pseudounipolar cell]]
***[[bipolar cell]]
***[[multipolar cell]]
****[[pyramidal cell]]
****[[granule cell]]
**Other
***[[Basket cell]]
***[[Betz cell]]
***[[Medium spiny neuron]]
***[[Purkinje cell]]
***[[Renshaw cell]]
*Functional classification
**Direction
***[[Afferent neuron]]
***[[Efferent neuron]]
***[[Interneuron]]
**Action
***[[Excitatory neuron]]
***[[Inhibitory neuron]]
***[[Modulatory neuron]]
====[[Glial cell]]====
** [[microglia]]
** [[macroglia]]
*** [[astrocyte]]
*** [[oligodendrocyte]]
*** [[ependymal cell]]
*** [[Radial glia]]
*** [[Schwann cell]]
*** [[satellite cell]]
** [[myelin]]
===[[Neuropharmacology]]===
* [[narcotic]]
* [[amphetamine]]
* [[antipsychotic]]
* [[lithium carbonate]]
* [[anaesthetic]]
* [[sedative]]
* [[cocaine]]
* [[extrapyramidal side effect]]
* [[antidepressant]]
* [[SSRI]]
** [[opiate]]
** [[opioid]]
** [[codeine]]
** [[fentanyl]]
** [[heroin]]
** [[morphine]]
==Other disciplines. (Note some overlap with previously stated disciplines)==
===[[Evolutionary neuroscience]]===
===Neurobiology===
*[[Neuroregeneration]]
===Neurophysiology===
===Neurochemistry===
===Neuroendocrinology===
===Neurogenetics===
* [[Computational Neurogenetic Modeling]] (CNGM)
===Neuroproteomics===
==[[Cognitive neuroscience|Cognitive]]/[[behavioral neuroscience]]==
===Research===
* [[behavioural sciences|behavioral science]]
* [[neuroethology]]
* [[cognitive science]]
* [[biological neural networks]]
* [[neural networks]]
* [[neurocognition]]
* [[neuropsychology]]
* [[cognitive neuropsychology]]
* [[neuropsychological test]]
* [[biological psychology]]
* [[imaging genetics]]
===[[Experiment|Experimental methods]]===
* [[Neuroimaging]] / [[Functional neuroimaging]]
* [[Electroencephalography|Electroencephalography (EEG)]]
* [[Functional magnetic resonance imaging|Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)]].
* [[Magnetoencephalography|Magnetoencephalography (MEG)]]
* [[Positron emission tomography|Positron Emission Tomography (PET)]]
* [[Psychophysics]]
* [[Transcranial magnetic stimulation|Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)]]
* [[Electroneuronography]]
* [[Posturography]]
* [[EEG topography]]
* [[Stereotactic surgery]]
* [[Animal models]]
** [[lesion|Lesion studies]]
** [[Stimulation studies]]
** [[In vivo|In vivo pharmacological tests]]
** [[Model organism]]
** [[Animal testing]]
===Behavioral systems===
* Perceptual
** vision ([[visual system]])
** [[audition]]
** [[olfaction]]
** [[mechanosensation]]
** [[proprioception]]
** [[nociception]]
** [[electroreception]]
** [[lateral line|lateral line systems]]
* Motor
** [[motor control]]
** [[motor learning]]
* Executive and high-level
** [[attention]]
** [[decision]]
** [[long-term memory]]
** [[working memory]]
** [[consciousness]]
** [[emotion]]
==History==
*[[Camillo Golgi]]
*[[Santiago Ramón y Cajal]]
*[[Luigi Galvani]]
*[[Paul David Gustav du Bois-Reymond]]
*[[Johannes Peter Müller]]
*[[Hermann von Helmholtz]]
*[[Paul Broca]]
*[[John Hughlings Jackson]]
*[[Karl Wernicke]]
*[[Korbinian Brodmann]]
==Other==
*[[:Category:Neuroscientists]]
*[[:Category:History of neuroscience]]
===Neuroethics===
* [[Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics]]
* [[Neuroethics]]
===[[Neurophilosophy]]===
* [[Philosophy of mind]]
** The Mind–Body Problem
===Neurolinguistics===
Cognitive. Utilizes AI, Computational and neural modeling.
===Neuroimaging===
==Related sciences==
* [[Cognitive science]]
* [[Psychology]]
* [[Molecular biology]]
* [[Psychiatry]]
* [[Neurosurgery]]
* [[Linguistics]]
* [[Developmental biology]]
* [[Biotechnology]]
* [[Neurophilosophy]]
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