A 'neuroscientist' is an individual who studies the
scientific field of
neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields. Neuroscience as a distinct discipline separate from
anatomy,
neurology,
physiology,
psychology, or
psychiatry is fairly recent, aided in large part by the advent of newer, faster
computing methods and
neuroimaging techniques. Neuroscientist is sometimes used synonymously with
neurobiologist.
These
scientists generally work as researchers within a
college,
university,
government agency, or private
industry setting.
Training and education
Many colleges and universities now have a neuroscience program, existing either as its own distinct department or as an institute within another, larger department. Often the neuroscience program exists within the psychology,
molecular and
cell biology, or other
biology department. There are now many schools that offer
Ph.D.s in neuroscience and/or neurobiology.
See also
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List of neuroscientists
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Society for Neuroscience
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Psychology
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Psychiatry
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Neurology
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Neurobiology
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Neurobiologist
External links
★ Interview with Dr. Nora Volkow, Director,
National Institute on Drug Abuse. "
Nora Volkow: Motivated Neuroscientist" in ''Molecular Interventions'' (2004) Volume 4, pages 243-247.
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Women in neuroscience research from the
NIH Office of Science Education.
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To Become a Neuroscientist maintained by Dr. Eric Chudler at the
University of Washington.