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Comment by PurpleBoxDragon

6 years ago

That's why it should just be under neurology.

The "-logy" comes from Greek which means science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-logy and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%...

  • What about Scientology which has both science and ology? Is it science science?

    • I think that's like a double negative. Which would imply that Scientology actually IS science, which is ridiculous of course. I think "science" in the title only means "not science" when conveyed in the language you're currently using.

    • A common misconception! It's actually the science of the color cyan, but people kept mispronouncing "Cyantology". ;)

isn't neurology more to do with the physiological aspect? Neuroscience is a bit more like behavioural psychology.

  • neuroscience is physiological, but it deals with the study of neurons and neuronal systems rather than the output of behaviors. I always thought neurology was more of a medical field application of neuroscience.

  • Is that really an argument in favor of it being a science? Isn't behavioral psych going through a "replication crisis"?