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Poster Session C: Friday, August 15, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, de Brug & E‑Hall

The Landscape of Neuroscience

Mario Senden¹; ¹Maastricht University

Presenter: Mario Senden

Neuroscience emerged as a distinct academic discipline during the 20th century and has undergone rapid expansion and diversification. This study leverages text-embedding and clustering techniques together with large language models to analyze 461,316 articles published between 1999 and 2023 to provide a snapshot of neuroscience's landscape. Inter-cluster citation analysis uncovers a surprisingly integrated picture. An analysis of how research clusters align with pre-defined dimensions demonstrates a strong experimental focus, widespread reliance on specific mechanistic explanations rather than unifying theoretical frameworks, and a growing shift towards applied research.

Topic Area: Methods & Computational Tools

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