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<p>Neuroscience is the <a href="/facts/Science/IJoaD7rs">scientific study</a> of the <a href="/facts/Nervous_system/CDxRKU2U">nervous system</a> (the <a href="/facts/Brain/EKla9NkJ">brain</a>, <a href="/facts/Spinal_cord/XbWLr917">spinal cord</a>, and <a href="/facts/Peripheral_nervous_system/KjVpVnHU">peripheral nervous system</a>), its functions, and its disorders. It is a <a href="/facts/Multidisciplinary_approach/HP0uaNUs">multidisciplinary</a> science that combines <a href="/facts/Physiology/fh25y2pQ">physiology</a>, <a href="/facts/Anatomy/p8TCWJuV">anatomy</a>, <a href="/facts/Molecular_biology/YgqU35ub">molecular biology</a>, <a href="/facts/Developmental_biology/9dLJhCCv">developmental biology</a>, <a href="/facts/Cytology/kdIBGHub">cytology</a>, <a href="/facts/Psychology/duoqW7Sz">psychology</a>, <a href="/facts/Physics/a7aH2y08">physics</a>, <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a>, <a href="/facts/Chemistry/SrNqkGVm">chemistry</a>, <a href="/facts/Medicine/2fnp90Je">medicine</a>, <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a>, and <a href="/facts/Mathematical_Modeling/CGhyuxgz">mathematical modeling</a> to understand the fundamental and emergent properties of <a href="/facts/Neuron/G7CyTVdH">neurons</a>, <a href="/facts/Glia/F8BhPmaA">glia</a> and <a href="/facts/Neural_circuit/pgngqMLf">neural circuits</a>. The understanding of the biological basis of <a href="/facts/Learning/lehEKRjC">learning</a>, <a href="/facts/Memory/zucwQIEX">memory</a>, <a href="/facts/Behavior/0Y1VqmVX">behavior</a>, <a href="/facts/Perception/xLK0n2q4">perception</a>, and <a href="/facts/Consciousness/IAxmgt6c">consciousness</a> has been described by <a href="/facts/Eric_Kandel/GD1pRcNN">Eric Kandel</a> as the "epic challenge" of the <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biological sciences</a>. </p><p>The scope of neuroscience has broadened over time to include different approaches used to study the nervous system at different scales. The techniques used by <a href="/facts/Neuroscientist/DvcNRpyM">neuroscientists</a> have expanded enormously, from molecular and <a href="/facts/Cell_biology/kdIBGHub">cellular</a> studies of individual neurons to <a href="/facts/Neuroimaging/dA5Cteaf">imaging</a> of <a href="/facts/Sensory_neuron/EwY1m2bV">sensory</a>, <a href="/facts/Motor_neuron/LNqgmtYf">motor</a> and <a href="/facts/Cognition/ga0tSBul">cognitive</a> tasks in the brain. </p>