Study of the functions and disorders of the
nervous system.
Answers
Answer:
WINTER 2015
Neuroscience: The Study of the Nervous System & Its Functions
AUTHOR
Fred H. Gage
View PDF
Author Information
Any man could, if he were so inclined,
be the sculptor of his own brain.
– Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Advice for a Young Investigator (1897)
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system) and its functions. The belief that the brain is the organ that controls behavior has ancient roots, dating to early civilizations that connected loss of function to damage to parts of the brain and spinal cord. But the modern era of neuroscience began – and continues to progress – with the development of tools, techniques, and methods used to measure in ever more detail and complexity the structure and function of the nervous system. The modern era of neuroscience can be traced to the 1890s, when the Spanish pathologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal used a method developed by the
Explanation:
functions : to feel surrounding environment and give info.to brain
there are some parts of nervous system
cns
ans
pns