Fundamentals of Neuroscience

  • Unique Paper ID: 166775
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2
  • PageNo: 1953-1957
  • Abstract:
  • It cannot be expected that any network of fields will be more interrelated than neuroscience, which evolved over centuries, drawing on historic milestones and improving technological innovations. This essay follows the comprehensive history of the neuroscience field from Ancient Civilizations through the Renaissance, 17th and 18th centuries into the 19th and 20th centuries—all about pivotal experiments and key figures. It describes the structure and function of the nervous system, explaining the role of the central and peripheral nervous systems and going into the details of the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain. The basic constituents of the brain are neurons, and how they communicate is explained in a way that shows how they allow sensory input, motor commands, and neural integration. The essay also allows one to realize neuroplasticity: how the plasticity of the brain, in layman's terms, underlies learning and memory and fosters recovery from injury. Knowing the history and core concepts of neuroscience allows us a greater understanding of the inner intricacies of the brain and the development of scientific thought that has brought us thus far to enable future innovations within this diverse discipline.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2
  • PageNo: 1953-1957

Fundamentals of Neuroscience

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