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What disciplines are combined to form neuroscience?
What disciplines are combined to form neuroscience?
- Biology, chemistry, physics, and statistics
- Developmental biology, cytology, computer science, and medicine (correct)
- Anatomy, chemistry, physics, and computer science
- Physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, and psychology
Which properties of neurons, glia, and neural circuits does neuroscience seek to understand?
Which properties of neurons, glia, and neural circuits does neuroscience seek to understand?
- Properties unrelated to function
- Emergent properties only
- Fundamental properties only
- Fundamental and emergent properties (correct)
How has the scope of neuroscience broadened over time?
How has the scope of neuroscience broadened over time?
- It includes different approaches to study the nervous system at different scales (correct)
- It now includes only molecular and cellular studies
- It now focuses solely on cognitive tasks in the brain
- It includes only imaging of sensory and motor tasks
What has Eric Kandel described as the 'epic challenge' of the biological sciences?
What has Eric Kandel described as the 'epic challenge' of the biological sciences?
What has greatly expanded in techniques used by neuroscientists?
What has greatly expanded in techniques used by neuroscientists?