Who is a neuroscientist?
In our increasingly interconnected, globalized world, neuroscience is a perfect example of 21st century science. Because it is defined by the questions that are asked (How does a memory form? How does the brain control the hand?), rather than the scientific techniques that are used, neuroscience is inherently interdisciplinary. A biologist, a physicist, a physician, a computer scientist – anyone who studies the brain or nervous system is a neuroscientist. Also, because the brain is so complicated and difficult to study, neuroscience is collaborative. Scientists from different disciplines and with different areas of expertise will work together on a single scientific problem. Neuroscience encompasses many sub-disciplines from those that focus on the most reduced level of analysis – cells or molecules- to those that study the behavior of organisms. Some examples of neuroscience specialties are: cognitive neuroscience – biology of thought behavioral neuroscience – how the brain controls b
