neuroscience
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Origin of neuroscience
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Neuroscience is the study of the brain and the nervous system. If you're interested in the way human brains work, you might want to study neuroscience. The scientific field of neuroscience started out as a branch of biology, although people have been fascinated with the brain at least since ancient Egyptians studied the effects of drilling small holes in the skull to treat mental disorders. Today neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field, involving chemistry, linguistics, and genetics, among many other disciplines. Neuroscience has roots in the Greek neuro, "nerve," and Latin scientia, "knowledge."
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The blood-brain barrier has hampered treatment of neurological disorders, says Luka Kulic, who heads early development in neuroscience and rare diseases at Roche.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Linh started the WonderSeed Foundation, a nonprofit that uses neuroscience and technology to help at-risk youth, in 2018 after grappling with her son’s mental health struggles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Revenue rose 12% to $15 billion, helped by 16% growth in the company’s immunology portfolio and a 26% increase in neuroscience revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
First author Jayson Ball describes the current moment as a "gold rush of neuroscience," driven by advanced tools that allow scientists to precisely control specific groups of brain cells.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
The former thought might preoccupy professors in departments of psychology, and their colleagues in the neighboring departments of neuroscience.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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