神经科学是一门典型的多学科科学，包括许多领域，它们的共同目标是试图对中枢神经系统的结构和功能提供一个完整的理解。研究领域包括:细胞和分子神经科学;神经系统的发育;感觉系统、运动系统和行为;监管系统;更高的认知和语言;计算神经科学;以及大脑紊乱。
Neuroscience is the archetypal multidisciplinary science encompassing a variety of fields that share the common goal of attempting to provide a complete understanding of the structure and function of the central nervous system. Among the area covered are: cellular and molecular neuroscience; development of the nervous system; sensory systems, motor systems and behaviour; regulatory systems; higher cognition and language; computational neuroscience; and disorders of the brain.