brain facts a primer on the brain and nervous system - the society for neuroscience

《brain facts a primer on the brain and nervous system - the society for neuroscience》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。

1、BrainFactsAPRIMERONTHEBRAINANDNERVOUSSYSTEMTHESOCIETYFORNEUROSCIENCEBrainFactsAPRIMERONTHEBRAINANDNERVOUSSYSTEMTHESOCIETYFORNEUROSCIENCETHESOCIETYFORNEUROSCIENCETheSocietyforNeuroscienceistheworld’slargestorganizationofsci-entistsandphysiciansdedicatedtoun

2、derstandingthebrain,spinalcordandperipheralnervoussystem.Neuroscientistsinvestigatethemolecularandcellularlevelsofthenervoussystem;theneuronalsystemsresponsibleforsensoryandmotorfunction;andthebasisofhigherorderprocesses,suchascog-nitionandemotion.Thisrese

3、archprovidesthebasisforunderstand-ingthemedicalfieldsthatareconcernedwithtreatingnervoussystemdisorders.Thesemedicalspecialtiesincludeneurology,neurosurgery,psychiatryandophthalmology.Foundedin1970,theSocietyhasgrownfrom500chartermemberstomorethan29,000memb

4、ers.RegularmembersareresidentsofCanada,MexicoandtheUnitedStates—wheremorethan100chaptersorganizelocalactivities.TheSociety’smembershipalsoincludesmanyscientistsfromthroughouttheworld,particularlyEuropeandAsia.ThepurposesoftheSocietyareto:∫Advancetheunderst

5、andingofthenervoussystembybringingtogetherscientistsfromvariousbackgroundsandbyencouragingresearchinallaspectsofneuroscience.∫Promoteeducationintheneurosciences.∫Informthepublicabouttheresultsandimplicationsofnewresearch.Theexchangeofscientificinformationoc

6、cursatanannualfallmeetingthatpresentsmorethan14,000reportsofnewscientificfindingsandincludesmorethan25,000participants.Thismeeting,thelargestofitskindintheworld,isthearenaforthepresentationofnewresultsinneuroscience.TheSociety’sbimonthlyjournal,TheJournalofN

7、euroscience,con-tainsarticlesspanningtheentirerangeofneuroscienceresearchandhassubscribersworldwide.Aseriesofcourses,workshopsandsym-posiaheldattheannualmeetingpromotetheeducationofSocietymembers.TheNeuroscienceNewsletterinformsmembersaboutSocietyactivitie

8、s.AmajormissionoftheSocietyistoinformthepublicabouttheprogressandbenefitsofneuroscienceresearch.TheSocietyprovidesinformationaboutneurosciencetoschoolteachersandencouragesitsmemberstospeaktoyoungpeopleaboutthe