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thumb|Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern [[neuroscience and a Spanish neuroscientist, received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906 for his discovery of the neuron doctrine. He shared the prize with Camillo Golgi, an Italian neuroscientist who was recognized for his staining technique that allowed neurons to be visualized.]]

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  • Job overview
  • Job description
  • Salary
  • Work environment
  • Job outlook
  • Education
  • Interdisciplinary fields
  • History
  • Egyptian understanding and early Greeks
  • Medieval European beliefs and Andreas Vesalius
  • Behavioral and developmental studies
  • Effects of early experience on the brain
  • Famous neuroscientists
  • Neuroscientists awarded Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine
  • Neuroscientists in popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern [[neuroscience and a Spanish neuroscientist, received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906 for his discovery of the neuron doctrine. He shared the prize with Camillo Golgi, an Italian neuroscientist who was recognized for his staining technique that allowed neurons to be visualized.]]

A neuroscientist (or neurobiologist) is a scientist specializing in neuroscience that deals with the anatomy and function of neurons, neural circuits, and glia, and their behavioral, biological, and psychological roles in health and disease.

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