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What is the difference between neuroscience and neurology?

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What is the difference between neuroscience and neurology?

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Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field actually built on the connections between the fields of Biology and Psychology. Neuroscientists attempt to answer questions such as: How do brains change over the lifetime of an organism, from development to old age?  How do brains produce specific behaviors, thoughts, and languages? What goes wrong in psychiatric, psychological, and neurological illness? How can medication affect the brain?

The actual difference between Neuroscience and Neurology?

Neurology is the specific medical discipline that addresses nerves and the brain. Neuroscience is an academic discipline that deals primarily with the mechanics of the brain and in some cases the nervous system

The actual term neuroscience can be used to refer to general research being performed to attempt to better understand the brain and nervous system.  The term neurology, refers to applying the knowledge obtained from neuroscience research to clinical work in the form of diagnosis and treatment of brain and nervous system disorders.

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Neuroscience refers broadly to research aimed at understanding the brain and nervous system, and the application of this knowledge to health issues. Neurology is a medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of brain and nervous system disorders such as seizure, migrain, and stroke.

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