neuroscience
the discipline that studies the nervous system — from ion channels in a single axon to the emergence of consciousness in 86 billion neurons. neuroscience bridges bio (brains are biological organs), neuro (circuits and cognition), and sense (perception and embodiment)
in the crystal, neuroscience spans three domains:
neuro — brain, neural networks, attention, memory, predictive coding, active inference
bio — cellular neurobiology, developmental neuroscience, neurogenetics
sense — sensory processing, perception, qualia, proprioception
branches
cellular neuroscience → bio + neuro (ion channels, synaptic transmission, axon)
cognitive neuroscience → neuro (attention, memory, decision-making)
computational neuroscience → neuro + comp (neural networks, modeling, Karl Friston)
sensory neuroscience → sense + neuro (vision, audition, somatosensation)
clinical neuroscience → neuro + bio (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, neurological disorders)