The unsolved problems of neuroscience

Trends Cogn Sci. 2015 Apr;19(4):173-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.01.007. Epub 2015 Feb 20.

Abstract

Some problems in neuroscience are nearly solved. For others, solutions are decades away. The current pace of advances in methods forces us to take stock, to ask where we are going, and what we should research next.

Keywords: consciousness; future; neuroscience methods.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / physiology
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Brain Diseases / physiopathology
  • Consciousness / physiology
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / physiopathology
  • Mental Processes / physiology
  • Neurons / physiology
  • Neurosciences* / trends
  • Perception / physiology