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Affective neuroscience is the study of the neural mechanisms of [[emotion]]. This interdisciplinary field combines [[neuroscience]] with the [[psychology|psychological study]] of [[personality psychology|personality]], [[emotion]], and [[Mood (psychology)|mood]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Panksepp J|chapter=A role for "affective neuroscience" in understanding stress: the case of separation distress circuitry|editor=Puglisi-Allegra S, Oliverio A|isbn=0-7923-0682-1|location=Dordrecht, Netherlands|pages=41–58|publisher=Kluwer Academic|title=Psychobiology of Stress|year=1992}}</ref> |
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The life sciences comprise the fields of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms – such as microorganisms, plants, animals, and human beings – as well as related considerations like bioethics. While biology remains the centerpiece of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning of specializations and interdisciplinary fields.[1]
Some life sciences focus on a specific type of life. For example, zoology is the study of animals, while botany is the study of plants. Other life sciences focus on aspects common to all or many life forms, such as anatomy and genetics. Yet other fields are interested in technological advances involving living things, such as bio-engineering. Another major, though more specific, branch of life sciences involves understanding the mind – neuroscience.
The life sciences are helpful in improving the quality and standard of life. They have applications in health, agriculture, medicine, and the pharmaceutical and food science industries.
The following is an incomplete list of as well as topics of study in the life sciences, in which there is considerable overlap between many entries:
Topics of study
Affective neuroscience
Affective neuroscience is the study of the neural mechanisms of emotion. This interdisciplinary field combines neuroscience with the psychological study of personality, emotion, and mood.[2]
Anatomy
Astrobiology
Biochemistry
Biocomputers
Biocontrol
Biodynamics
Bioinformatics
Biology
Biomaterials
Biomechanics
Biomedical science
Biomedicine
Biomonitoring
Biophysics
Biopolymers
Biotechnology
Botany
Cell biology
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience
Conservation biology
Developmental biology
Ecology
Environmental science
Ethology
Evolutionary biology
Evolutionary genetics
Food science
Genetics
Genomics
Health sciences
Immunogenetics
Immunology
Immunotherapy
Kinesiology
Marine biology
Medical devices
Medical imaging
Medical Sciences
Medical Social Work
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Neuroethology
Neuroscience
Oncology
Optogenetics
Optometry
Parasitology
Pathology
Pharmacogenomics
Pharmaceutical sciences
Pharmacology
Physiology
Population dynamics
Proteomics
Psychiatric Social Work
Psychology
Sports science
Structural biology
Systems biology
Zoology
Scientific societies
- Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)
- European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
- International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS)
- Life Sciences Switzerland
See also
References
- ^ "Life Sciences". Empire State Development Corporation. Government of New York. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Panksepp J (1992). "A role for "affective neuroscience" in understanding stress: the case of separation distress circuitry". In Puglisi-Allegra S, Oliverio A (ed.). Psychobiology of Stress. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic. pp. 41–58. ISBN 0-7923-0682-1.
Further reading
- Magner, Lois N. (2002). A history of the life sciences (3rd ed., rev. and expanded. ed.). New York: M. Dekker. ISBN 0824708245.
