Editing Neuroscientist (section)

{{Short description|Individual who studies neuroscience}}
{{Distinguish|text=the academic journal, [[The Neuroscientist]]}}

[[File:Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934) portrait (restored).jpg|thumb|[[Santiago Ramón y Cajal]], the father of modern [[neuroscience]] and a [[Spaniards|Spanish]] neuroscientist, received the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] in Medicine in 1906 for his discovery of [[Neuron doctrine|the neuron doctrine]]. He shared the prize with [[Camillo Golgi]], an [[Italians|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 [[neuron]]s, [[Biological neural network|neural circuits]], and [[glia]], and their [[Behavior|behavioral]], biological, and psychological roles in health and disease.<ref name="nichd">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/neuro/conditioninfo|title=About Neuroscience|publisher=National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, US National Institutes of Health|date=2024|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Camillo Golgi 2.jpg|thumb|[[Camillo Golgi]] (1843–1926), Italian physician, neuroscientist, and namesake of the [[Golgi apparatus]]]]

Neuroscientists generally work as researchers within a [[college]], [[university]], [[government agency]], or private [[Private industry|industry]] setting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/neuroscience-jobs.aspx|title=Neuroscience Jobs Available in a Variety of Industries|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310142136/http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/neuroscience-jobs.aspx|archive-date=2015-03-10|access-date=2015-03-12}}</ref> In research-oriented careers, neuroscientists design and conduct scientific experiments on the [[nervous system]] and its functions. They can engage in basic or applied research. [[Basic research]] seeks to expand current understanding of the nervous system, whereas [[applied research]] seeks to address a specific problem, such as developing a treatment for a [[neurological disorder]]. 

Neuroscientists have numerous career opportunities outside of academic research, including careers in industry, science writing, government program management, science advocacy, and education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfn.org/careers-and-training/neurojobs-career-center/careers-in-neuroscience |title=Careers |access-date=2015-04-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408033844/http://www.sfn.org/Careers-and-Training/NeuroJobs-Career-Center/Careers-in-Neuroscience |archive-date=2015-04-08 }}</ref> A neuroscientist commonly holds a [[doctorate]] in a medical science.