Intro to Neuroscience (History) Flashcards
What is cellular and molecular neuroscience?
study of cell and molecules of nervous system
What is systems neuroscience?
study of functional neural circuits and systems
What is behavioral neuroscience?
study of mental process and behavior at the biological level
What is cognitive neuroscience?
study of cognition and mental processes
What is developmental neuroscience?
study of the cellular/molecular mechanisms of nervous system development
What is clinical neuroscience?
study of neuronal basis of neurological and mental disorders
What is neurophysiology?
study of the function of the nervous system
What is neuroanatomy?
study of the structures of the nervous system
What is neuropharmacology?
study of the effects of pharmaceuticals on the nervous system
What is computational neuroscience?
study of information procession functions of the nervous system
What is translational neuroscience?
relationship between basic and clinical neuroscience
What is trephination?
first evidence of brain surgery during Neolithic period (10,200 BC)
What did the Ancient Egyptians think was the centre of all knowledge and emotion?
the heart
What did Alcmaeon of Croton (500 BC) do?
described dissection of optic and sensory nerves
brain was seat of sensation
What did Hippocrates do?
brain was seat of intelligence
What did Herophilus of Chalcedon do?
Father of Anatomy
first to carry out human dissection
What did Erasistratus of Chios do?
Father of physiology
first to dissect living criminals
What did Galen do?
“On the Brain”
distinguished between sensory and motor neurons
What did Vesalius do?
“De Humani Corpis Fabrica”
anatomy book
What did Harvey do?
described role of brain in movement (in frog)
What did Descartes do?
described path of CSF
pineal body is where the “mind and soul” interact
What did Willis do?
coined the term “neurology”
wrote first textbook “Cerebri Anatome”
What did Galvani do?
electricity in nerves
What did Fabbroni do?
conduction of nerves are electrical and chemical
